When Mitch Kahn retired from his career in risk management in 2008, he weighed 265 pounds. His triglycerides, total cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol were all badly elevated.
On Tuesday evening, at the trailhead below Mount Whitney, a 34-year-old runner from Costa Mesa, California, did something that had never been done in the nearly 40-year history of the Badwater 135.
Western States is being won by runners in their early 30s. Hardrock is being won by a 50-year-old. Trail super shoes explain the split, and it changes who peaks when.
Ultrarunner Pablo Espinosa was placed in palliative care after a stage-four cancer diagnosis. He is now in an experimental trial, and his message is one line: one step at a time.
Juan López García began running at 66 and could not finish a mile. At 82, he holds the world 50K ultra record for his age group and a VO2 max never seen before over 80.
At 67, Japanese runner Mariko Yugeta ran 2:59:02 at the Kobe Marathon, becoming the first woman over 65 to break three hours. Here is how she did it.
FIFA referees cover eight miles a match and sprint on demand. The two-part fitness test they pass every year is one runners can try at any track.
Josh Kerr ran 3:42.66 at the London Diamond League to break Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-year mile world record. Inside the race, the splits, and what it means.
Elite athletes just won new rules against camera angles that sexualize women in sport. For the millions of women who run watched every day, the fight is the same.
Mick Jagger covers around 12 miles a show at 82, seven years after a heart valve replacement. His single training habit is one every runner over 50 should copy.
