Today's newsletter features a counterintuitive take from Eric Orton — the coach behind Born to Run — who argues that training speed first is actually the fastest path to becoming a better marathon or ultra runner.
We've also got practical guides to keep your training on track: what to eat before a half-marathon, a resistance band workout built for runners, and an answer to the burning question: how long should your longest run be before running a marathon.
And as always, we've rounded up the latest running news from around the world: Jenny Simpson has been discharged from the hospital following her sudden cardiac arrest, extreme heat has disrupted two major IRONMAN races in Europe, and Kilian Jornet'sWestern States 100 ended unexpectedly.
18 miles? 20 miles? 22? The answer isn't the same for every runner — here's how to find the right distance for you without leaving your best race on the training road.
The Bondi is HOKA's most cushioned shoe — and the Bondi 9 takes it to another level.
The BONDI 9 stacks a massive slab of supercritical EVA foam with HOKA's signature rocker geometry to deliver a ride that practically rolls you forward. Over 1,000 reviews from runners who say it saved their long-run miles.
Eric Orton — the coach behind Born to Run — makes the case that the fastest way to become a better marathon or ultra runner might be to slow down your thinking about endurance and start training speed first.
The Saucony Endorphin Pro 4 — Saucony's race-day flagship
Saucony's flagship race-day shoe — the carbon-plated weapon that's gotten countless runners across the marathon finish line faster. Available at Running Warehouse.
The ENDORPHIN PRO 4 builds on the SpeedRoll geometry that made the Pro 3 a podium favorite, adds more PWRRUN HG foam, and tweaks the carbon plate for a snappier toe-off. Marathon PR territory.
Kilian Jornet showed up to Western States with two weeks of running in his legs and a busted knee — then immediately went out in 2nd place. Here's how it fell apart.
Randi Zuckerberg is best known as the sister of Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, but in the ultra-running world, she's building a reputation entirely her own.
After a 20-year hiatus from running, Randi returned to the sport in 2023 and has since completed two Cocodona 250s, set the overall FKT on the Baja Sur Trail, and run a marathon PR at the Boston Marathon... all at age 44.
In this episode, Jessy Carveth sits down with Randi to unpack her remarkable spring of racing, the mental and physical strategies behind her 10-hour improvement at Cocodona, and how she balances life as an entrepreneur, mother of three, and elite ultra runner.
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