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9 Rookie Mistakes That Ruin First Marathons (And How to Avoid Them)

Nine first-marathon mistakes coaches see every single year, from training and nutrition to race-day pacing. Learn each one before your start line.

The Hidden Cost of Running a Big-City Marathon in 2026

The real 2026 cost of running Chicago, NYC, London, or Berlin, broken down line by line. Entry is the smallest expense.

A Blind Runner Just Finished the NYC Half Marathon Using AI Glasses. It Is About to Change Guided Running Entirely.

Thomas Panek, CEO of Lighthouse Guild, ran the 2026 NYC Half Marathon in AI-powered Meta glasses that let his coach Scott Jurek guide him in real time from Colorado.

Elite Runners Have Fundamentally Different Gut Bacteria, New Study Finds. Here Is What That Means for the Rest of Us.

A 2025 study of 60 professional runners found endurance athletes carry a fundamentally different gut microbiome from sprinters. Here is what the research means for recreational runners.

Female Runners Get Injured at Nearly Twice the Rate of Men. The Fix Is Not More Rest. It Is Testing Two Numbers.

Female runners are injured at roughly twice the rate of male runners. The two numbers that predict most of that gap are ferritin and cycle-phase estrogen, not training volume.

How to Quit or Cut Back Drinking and Commit to Running: 9 Practical Tips That Work

Alcohol cuts muscle protein synthesis by up to 37% and destroys recovery sleep. Here are nine practical tips for quitting or cutting back on drinking and building a running habit at the same time.

Puma Put 40 Buddhist Monks in Running Shoes at a 600-Year-Old Monastery. Here Is Why.

Puma India's "Meditation in Motion" campaign puts 40 Buddhist monks in NITRO Deviate PURE running shoes at Thiksey Monastery ahead of the Ladakh Marathon 2026.

A Stockport Teacher Ran a Marathon in a Traditional Saree. She Broke the World Record by 11 Minutes.

46-year-old special needs teacher Madhusmita Jena ran the 2026 Manchester Marathon in a Sambalpuri saree in 3:45:39, smashing the Guinness World Record by nearly 12 minutes.

A King's College London Researcher Found 15 Minutes of Running Is All Your Brain Needs

A researcher who tracked 37,000 people found that just 15 minutes and 9 seconds of movement lifts mood. The science of why running works on the brain.

The Cadence Rule That Keeps Running Form Together on Long Slow Runs

Long slow runs quietly wreck your form. Here is the cadence rule and the four other cues that keep your stride together and cut your injury risk.