A day-by-day guide to the final two weeks before the 2026 TCS Sydney Marathon on August 30, covering taper, carb loading, bridge wind and the 6:30am start.
News
At 4:17 With a Baby in Tow, Stephen Biebelhausen Just Rewrote the Stroller Mile
Former college miler Stephen Biebelhausen ran 4:17 with a baby stroller at the 2026 Guardian Mile in Cleveland, blowing past the previous mark of 4:26.29 and reopening a heated ratification debate.
Training
How At 49, a Double-Amputee Broke His Own Marathon World Record. Again.
Richard Whitehead MBE ran 2:40:47 at the Wizz Air Milano Marathon to lower his own world record for athletes with bilateral knee amputations. Here is how he keeps doing it.
Training
A New Study Says the Miles Are Not What Keep Runners Alive Longest
A 2025 Mayo Clinic Proceedings study of 3,889 adults found muscle power predicted mortality far better than muscle strength. It changes what runners should be training.
News
A Former Rugby Pro Is Running 100 Ultramarathons in 100 Days. He Is About to Reach Bournemouth
David "Jacko" Jackson, 44, a former Nottingham RFC winger whose career ended with a brain injury, is running 100 ultramarathons in 100 days. Bournemouth is his next stop.
Health
The Training Change Every Woman Runner Over 45 Is Getting Wrong
A 2025 clinical study of women in perimenopause and postmenopause found a training change that outperformed extra mileage. Most running plans still miss it.
Health
His Doctor Told Him He Was Overweight at 67. He Ran Marathons Into His 90s.
Dr. Stacy Sims has spent 20 years dismantling the assumption that female runners can fuel like men. Here are her five clearest contradictions of standard marathon nutrition advice.
Health
Stress Fractures in Runners: The Bone Health Warning Signs Every Runner Over 35 Ignores
Stress fractures affect up to 20% of distance runners. Here are the warning signs, the RED-S connection, and the bone-health protocol every runner over 35 should know.
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