More than 10,000 runners will race through Churchill Downs on April 25 in the Kentucky Derby Festival Humana miniMarathon and Marathon, snagging a once-a-year lap under the twin spires—complete with Derby-week buzz, iconic Louisville sights, and a finisher perk for opening day.
Lidl is bringing carbon-plated running tech to the mainstream with its new Crivit trainers, launching in stores across Ireland on Monday, March 9 for €49.99 an affordable alternative to premium racing shoes built for speed, efficiency, and long-run comfort.
Former college runner Liv Paxton, 28, is challenging a “pain equals pride” mindset in distance running after training through what was misdiagnosed as tendinitis and later revealed in April 2021 as a partial Achilles tear.
Marathon hydration isn’t one-size-fits-all: Samuel Cheuvront’s approach is to start normally hydrated, drink to your sweat rate, keep carbs at 30–60 g/hour, and use sodium only when heat, duration, or salty sweat demands it.
Paris race data covering 1.2 million+ participations shows sudden cardiac arrests are rare but disproportionately concentrated in the final kilometer especially in the 20 km and half marathon highlighting the “finishing surge” as a potential trigger and the value of rapid on-course response.
An insane US indoor weekend didn’t just drop fast times it detonated two arguments: did Nico Young just pass Olympic medalist Grant Fisher as America’s top distance man, and could Josh Hoey really spend a career chasing teenage phenom Cooper Lutkenhaus?
