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Hey runners, in today's newsletter, Berlin is set up for a world record attempt, and TigstAssefa is going it alone.
With defending champion RosemaryWanjiru aiming for 2:15 and Alisa Vainio for 2:20, Assefa will have only her pacemakers for company at record pace on Sunday, with six-figures on the line if she gets it. The men's race is being paced toward Kipchoge's course record too, even though the fastest man left in the field has a best of 2:03:00.
Elsewhere, Vinny Mauri has signed with ASICS and will line up in Chicago as a professional, and Joe McConaughy took the John Muir Trail record off François D'Haene, which stood for nearly 10 years.
And as always, we round things out with the practical stuff: everything you need to know about strengthtraining, 10 tips for running in the dark, and a full guide to thresholdworkouts.
In this bonus episode of The Running Story, Michael checks in with Jessy who is on the ground in Berlin ahead of the 52nd BMW Berlin Marathon. Jessy reports from the expo inside the old Tempelhof Airport, gives her verdict on the 2026 Adidas Berlin Marathon jacket and merch, and goes hands-on with the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 (the sub-2 shoe), the new hot-pink Adios Pro 5, and Mizuno's lace-less 96-gram super shoe, which is now the lightest racing shoe in the world.
The Ohio runner ran 2:05:54 in his first marathon while coaching himself and working in a running store, and he will line up in Chicago on Oct. 11 as a professional.
The 44-year-old injured his left Achilles tendon late in his buildup, organizers said Thursday. His last completed marathon was at the Paris Olympics two years ago.
Del Pero came from sixth to win the 29K SKY race and the combined title two days after taking bronze in the vertical. Stanek won by 36 seconds in her first senior world championship.
Winning Sunday's Berlin Marathon in a world record would earn the Ethiopian €110,000 from the organizers, for a time almost two minutes under her personal best.
Ready to take your running to the next level? Learn exactly how threshold training works—and get a set of proven, time-based workouts you can add straight into your weekly plan to boost speed and stamina.
The 23-year-old, who ran 9.89 for 100m in May, apologized Wednesday as Poland's athletics federation prepares to ask the country's president to fast-track his citizenship.
Wilfried Köhnke sat out the first race in 1974 because the press had him convinced that only specialists ran marathons. He has finished 49 of the 50 editions held since.
Defending champion Rosemary Wanjiru is aiming for 2:15:00 and European champion Alisa Vainio for 2:20:00, which leaves the Ethiopian with only her pacemakers for company at record pace on Sunday.
The carbon-plated racer goes on sale Dec. 4 for ¥88,000 ($554) in Japan and weighs about 96 grams in a men's U.S. 9, one gram off Adidas' figure for the Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3.
Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth break down this week's biggest stories in the running world. From a half marathon that turned into a flash-flood disaster, to a new sub-2-hour marathon attempt announced for Valencia, to a shoe-logo lawsuit shaking up the industry.
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