13-miles-7-stops-one-ironing-board-ep-792 What would you think if you arrived at a trailhead and saw runners strapping full-size ironing boards to their backs? That’s exactly how Don and Scott discovered Iron X, a 13-mile extreme ironing race through the trails of Auburn, California. Race creator Ben Mitchell and participant…Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Trail Runner Nation
Editor’s note: Your editor observed Kate O’Connor’s bronze medal in the European Indoors 2025 in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. It was a superlative peformance,…Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Run Blog Run
Editor’s note: Rain or shine, RBR senior writer Stuart Weir has been covering the Commonwealth Games, aka “the Friendly Games,” for the past…Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Run Blog Run
Canada’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion had maintained the gold-medal position up until the eighth event inRead more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Canadian Running
Texas has signed 25-year-old Kenyan Dennis Kipkogei, a 59:11 half marathoner who will enter the NCAA as a freshman and an immediate contender for the 2026 cross country title. The post Did Texas Just Sign the Favorite for the 2026 NCAA XC Title? appeared first onRead more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: LetsRun.com
Breathable, comfortable and naturally odour-resistant, Smartwool’s merino wool challenges everything you thought you knew about summerRead more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Canadian Running
%Max HR and Karvonen can put the same runner’s zone two several beats apart. The maths, a worked example, and why watches still default to the method that ignores resting heart rate. Read the full post at Karvonen versus %Max HR: which HR zone method should…Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: the5krunner.tri
The Hoka Clifton 11 continues one of the longest-running shoe lines in Hoka’s road collection. Can you believe that I went to a drop party for the original Clifton a decade ago? Time flies when you’re having fun…LOL…anyway, after the Clifton 10 increased the heel-to-toe drop from 5…Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Fuelled by Lolz
The feature went live Thursday for Premium subscribers on iOS in seven markets, building playlists around a beats-per-minute figure the runner chooses. Research on cadence suggests 150 is the wrong place for most people to start. The post Spotify’s Running Mode Asks You to Set a Tempo. Its…Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Marathon Handbook
The nine-year-old from Barnsley covered the equivalent of nine marathons in 2K and 5K pieces between January and April, raising more than £17,000 for the charity that supported his father through brain surgery. The post 9-Year-Old Oliver Smith Ran 380K for His Dad. He Never Ran a Marathon….Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Marathon Handbook
The Topo Specter 3 got a major overhaul with updated cushioning, a more aggressive rocker, and a lighter design. Here’s what we thought after testing it.Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Run to the Finish
A container holding finisher medals and shirts for Sunday’s record field reached the Port of Brisbane more than three weeks late. Organizers had already warned entrants they might finish with nothing to collect. The post Sunshine Coast Marathon Medals Cleared From a Brisbane Dock Just Days Before the…Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Marathon Handbook
A scaled-back Glasgow 2026 opens this month after nobody else wanted to host it. Instead of mourning what the Games used to be, here’s the case for what they could become. The post The Commonwealth Games Don’t Need Saving. They Need A New Job. appeared first onRead more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Marathon Handbook
The marathon had been run at every Commonwealth Games since 1930. The plan that could have saved it would have made money, made headlines, and made history, and it died in the Scottish Parliament without anyone debating it, pricing it, or saying no. The post This Year, 1.33…Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Marathon Handbook
By Len Johnson For those of us who have never met a10,000 metres we didn’t like – and love chocolate biscuits almost as much, Rose Davies’ win on Glasgow’s opening night of athletics was a delight.Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Runners Tribe
By Len Johnson For those of us who have never met a 10,000 metres we didn’t like – and love chocolate biscuits almost as much, Rose Davies’ win on Glasgow’s opening night of athletics was a delight.Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Runners Tribe
This week’s Deep Dive Fix Files covers Garmin Edge 1050 navigation, Varia radar and ClimbPro…Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: the5krunner.tri
Trail Run Magazine Issue 60 explores Kenya, Oman and Greenland, showcases our biggest-ever 12-shoe group test, and celebrates the stories, people and adventures that define trail running. The post Trail Run Magazine Issue 60 – Out Soon appeared first on Trail Run Magazine.Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: Trail Run Magazine
The Altra Kielder 10K combines spectacular scenery with an accessible challenge at Kielder Marathon Weekend….Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: runABC North
The new Buckie 10K launches this September with a scenic coastal route, chip timing and a fast finish along the Moray Coastal cycle route…Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: runABC Scotland
The Windsor Women’s 10K returns to Windsor Great Park for another celebration of women’s running this September.,,Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: runABC South
The inaugural Saucony Run Shoreditch Half has sold out with 10,000 runners set to take part this September…Read more
Date: 2026-07-31
Source: runABC South
Hicks, who ran 2:04:35 in Boston in April, will run the Chicago Marathon in October and says he has a “North Star” of trying to eventually hit 150 miles per week in his marathon career. Plus, how he convinced coach Jerry Schumacher to drop “Jerry miles” for his marathon…Read more
Date: 2026-07-30
Source: LetsRun.com
Nandini Sharma was disqualified for obstruction in the T54 1,500m, and officials have ordered the raceRead more
Date: 2026-07-30
Source: Canadian Running