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Twelve Minutes and a Life

Ahmaud Arbery went out for a jog and was gunned down in the street. How running fails Black America.

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Mitchell S. Jackson Runner's World Jun 2020 30min Permalink

Sports

The Marathon Men Who Can't Go Home

In the north Bronx, a small group of elite Ethiopian runners struggle to survive. The persecution they fled was far more harrowing.

David Alm GQ May 2021 30min Permalink

Sports

The Bubble of a Dream

On trying, and failing, to qualify for the USA Olympic Marathon Trials.

Peter Bromka Medium Nov 2020 40min Permalink

Sports

The Running Novelist

On learning to jog.

Haruki Murakami New Yorker Jun 2008 20min Permalink

History Sports Health

Running in the Age of Coronavirus

More than 40 years ago, pioneering author Jim Fixx’s best-selling book brought jogging to the masses, espousing its physical and emotional benefits. Now, those themes resonate more than ever with a homebound society.

Chris Ballard Sports Illustrated May 2020 25min Permalink

Sports

To Run My Best Marathon at Age 44, I Had to Outrun My Past

After 20 years of long-distance competition, I ran my fastest. All it took was tech, training, and a new understanding of my life.

Nicholas Thompson Wired Apr 2020 30min Permalink

Sports

The Long Shot

Can the king of ultrarunning conquer a race as short as the marathon?

Joseph Bien-Kahn New York Times Magazine Feb 2020 30min Permalink

Sports

Going the Distance (and Beyond) to Catch Marathon Cheaters

An amateur sleuth tracks runners who cheat. But how far should he go?

Gordy Megroz Wired Feb 2020 15min Permalink

Sports

Marathon Man

Can a December marathon in Northern Maine, organized by an eccentric long-distance runner, make a difference to a former mill town?

Kathryn Miles Down East Nov 2016 20min Permalink

Sports

Duel in the Sun

The neck-and-neck race that electrified the 1982 Boston Marathon.

John Brant Runner's World Apr 2004 30min Permalink

Sports Health

When Your Body Says No

A lifelong runner is hit with a mysterious physical breakdown and forced to begin contemplating the end.

Christopher Solomon Outside Dec 2018 10min Permalink

Best Article Sports

Bret, Unbroken

His brain and body shattered in a horrible accident as a young boy, Bret Dunlap thought just being able to hold down a job, keep an apartment, and survive on his own added up to a good enough life. Then he discovered running.

Steve Friedman Runner's World May 2013 30min Permalink

Sports

The Immortal Horizon

The story of the 100-mile Barkley Marathons.

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“What makes it so bad? No trail, for one. A cumulative elevation gain that’s nearly twice the height of Everest.”

Leslie Jamison The Believer May 2011 25min Permalink

Crime Sports

The Drug Runners

The Tarahumara became famous for running incredibly long distances. In recent years, cartels have exploited their talents by forcing them to ferry drugs into America. Now they’re running for their lives.

Ryan Goldberg Texas Monthly Jul 2017 30min Permalink

Sports Health

Life and Limb

In order to keep running, Tom White cut off his own leg.

Bruce Barcott Runner's World Oct 2008 40min Permalink

Sports

The Slow Descent of Houston McTear, the Greatest Natural Sprinter Ever

He set a world record in the 100-yard dash as a teenager. He was mentored by Muhammad Ali and a man who orchestrated the largest bank embezzlement in U.S. history. He was homeless for part of his adult life before making a comeback at age 34. Throughout it all, Houston McTear was really, really fast.

Michael McKnight Sports Illustrated Aug 2016 35min Permalink

Sports

Wonder Boy

An Indian boy ran 40 miles at age 4. Fame followed—and a custody battle.

Bill Donahue Runner's World Aug 2008 25min Permalink

Sports

Running With Trout

A runner and her dog.

Sara Corbett Runner's World Jan 2005 10min Permalink

Sports

Race Against Time

Andrea Duke is 36. She began running marathons competitively two years ago. She’s already qualified for the Olympic Trials.

John Gorman The Cauldron Dec 2015 10min Permalink

Science Sports

Off Track

Alberto Salazar is one of the most celebrated running coaches in the world. Is he also a cheater?

David Epstein ProPublica May 2015 20min Permalink

Science Sports

She Could Be An Olympic Runner, But Her Brain Is At War With Her Body

On Amaris Tyynismaa, the 14-year-old star runner who has Tourette’s.

Duncan Murrell Huffington Post Highline May 2015 20min Permalink

Science Sports

Following Terry Fox

Tracing the 3,339 miles the Canadian ran in 1980, on one good leg and one prosthetic limb.

John Brant Runner's World Jan 2007 25min Permalink

Sports

Mary Cain Is Growing Up Fast

A profile of a promising young runner.

Elizabeth Weil New York Times Magazine Mar 2015 15min Permalink

Crime

Marathon Man

The strange case of Kip Litton, road race fraud.

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Mark Singer New Yorker Aug 2012 40min Permalink

Sports

The Toughest Footrace in the World

100 miles, 24 hours.

Lee Green Outside Jul 1980 15min Permalink

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