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Hey runners, in today's newsletter, it's officially in the books.
World Athletics has ratified the London marathon world records, making Sabastian Sawe's 1:59:30 the first sub-2 to ever count and confirming Tigst Assefa's 2:15:41 women-only mark.
Chicago is also shaping up to be one of the deepest marathon fields ever assembled, and self-coached Vinny Mauri lining up in only his second-ever marathon. Elsewhere, Aurélien Sanchez broke the Pacific Crest Trail record, and Sophie Woods is three weeks into a run across the Alps that has the outright FKT within reach.
And as always, we round things out with the practical stuff: 10 knee-strengthening exercises to keep you injury-free, what actually counts as a good marathon time by age and sex, and 11 reasons your heart rate spikes when you run.
World Athletics has ratified the marathon world records from London, making Sabastian Sawe's 1:59:30 the first sub-two ever to count and confirming Tigst Assefa's 2:15:41 women-only mark.
The 35-year-old Frenchman covered the 2,653-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 45 days, 20 hours, and 15 minutes, taking about 16 and a half hours off Karel Sabbe's 2023 record.
The TCS Sydney Marathon says it's the first race in the world to give every participant free AI mindset coaching, handing more than 40,000 runners a sports-psychology tool built by an Olympian for the final six weeks before race day on August 30.
The self-coached 25-year-old ran the fastest U.S. marathon debut on record in April. On Oct. 11 he lines up in Chicago against nine men with faster personal bests.
The New Zealand-born ultrarunner, who competes as Sophie Grant, left Trieste on July 4 and is on pace to beat the fastest time recorded for the 2,000-kilometer route, a mark set by a man.
Four months ago, Mary Cain published the memoir she had been carrying for a decade. She called it This Is Not About Running, and the title did a lot of work.
On September 1, Nike Running’s global head coach, Chris Bennett, will publish a book called This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running.
Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa return to defend their titles on October 11, but the story of the 2026 Chicago field is its depth: six men have broken 2:04, Brigid Kosgei is back for the first time since 2019, and Sharon Lokedi makes her Chicago debut.
Josh Kerr just ran 3:42.66 to break the men's mile world record, ending Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-year hold on the mark. In this episode, Michael Doyle, Jessy Carveth, and Alex Cyr break down the race lap-by-lap and split-by-split, dig into Brooks' "Project 222" campaign behind the attempt, and debate what it means for the current golden era of middle-distance running. Then Jessy Carveth sits down with Josh Kerr himself for an exclusive interview on the race, his mindset down the final stretch, the Ingebrigtsen rivalry, and what might be next, including a possible run at the 1500m record.
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