Twelve Minutes and a Life
Ahmaud Arbery went out for a jog and was gunned down in the street. How running fails Black America.
Ahmaud Arbery went out for a jog and was gunned down in the street. How running fails Black America.
Mitchell S. Jackson Runner's World Jun 2020 30min Permalink
In the north Bronx, a small group of elite Ethiopian runners struggle to survive. The persecution they fled was far more harrowing.
On trying, and failing, to qualify for the USA Olympic Marathon Trials.
Peter Bromka Medium Nov 2020 40min Permalink
On learning to jog.
Haruki Murakami New Yorker Jun 2008 20min Permalink
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
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
Can the king of ultrarunning conquer a race as short as the marathon?
Joseph Bien-Kahn New York Times Magazine Feb 2020 30min Permalink
An amateur sleuth tracks runners who cheat. But how far should he go?
Gordy Megroz Wired Feb 2020 15min Permalink
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
The neck-and-neck race that electrified the 1982 Boston Marathon.
John Brant Runner's World Apr 2004 30min Permalink
A lifelong runner is hit with a mysterious physical breakdown and forced to begin contemplating the end.
Christopher Solomon Outside Dec 2018 10min Permalink
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
The story of the 100-mile Barkley Marathons.
“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
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
In order to keep running, Tom White cut off his own leg.
Bruce Barcott Runner's World Oct 2008 40min Permalink
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
An Indian boy ran 40 miles at age 4. Fame followed—and a custody battle.
Bill Donahue Runner's World Aug 2008 25min Permalink
A runner and her dog.
Sara Corbett Runner's World Jan 2005 10min Permalink
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
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
On Amaris Tyynismaa, the 14-year-old star runner who has Tourette’s.
Duncan Murrell Huffington Post Highline May 2015 20min Permalink
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
A profile of a promising young runner.
Elizabeth Weil New York Times Magazine Mar 2015 15min Permalink
The strange case of Kip Litton, road race fraud.
Mark Singer New Yorker Aug 2012 40min Permalink
100 miles, 24 hours.