World Athletics and Technogym have opened registration for official RUN X centers. The new treadmill world championship format will launch in fall 2026.
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📸: RUN X
What would we lose if running suddenly disappeared? Not just marathons and records. Running reshaped health, technology, cities and the daily routines of millions worldwide.
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Omius Headband became one of the symbols of racing in extreme heat. Kipchoge, Hassan and Ironman athletes have all used it. But does the graphite cooling system actually work during running and triathlon?
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You can now talk to Claude AI about your Strava training data. The new integration lets you ask about fitness, training load, and performance trends without exporting activities or uploading files manually.
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26:01 for a road 10K — and still no world record. Madrid’s course had a 160-meter net downhill, making Rodrigue Kwizera’s historic run ineligible for official ratification by World Athletics.
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📸: Madrid Vintage Run
Bashir Abdi’s Belgian half marathon record was annulled after World Athletics confirmed the Ghent course was 200 meters short due to a last-minute timing mat mistake.
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📸: Bashir’s Run
Near world records in Xiamen. Tougher Beijing 2027 standards. Record-breaking performances in Cape Town. Eliud Kipchoge launched his global marathon tour.
Catch up on the week's biggest running stories:
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3:58 for women’s 1500 m. 3:30 for men. World Athletics raises the bar for Beijing 2027 and puts more emphasis on rankings over single performances. Indoor marks also lose direct qualifying status.
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📸: Arne Müseler
Enhanced Games begin this weekend in Las Vegas and officially allow doping under medical supervision. Olympic medalists are set to compete, while sports federations warn athletes about possible lifetime bans.
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HRV has become one of the most important recovery metrics for runners. But what exactly is heart rate variability and what can it reveal about your training readiness?
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Stretching only works when timed correctly: dynamic before running, static after. Wrong order weakens performance and raises injury risk.
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The Diamond League season opened at a level we usually see in August. Shanghai delivered a stack of elite performances right from meet one. Check the standout results and the full 2026 schedule.
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📸: Liam Blackwell & Marta Gorczyńska
A Wings for Life world record, historic Transvulcania performances, AIU doping sanctions, and Arda Saatçi’s 604 km run from Death Valley to Santa Monica.
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Arda Saatçi ran 604 km from Death Valley to Santa Monica with only 90 minutes of sleep. The grueling challenge took him over 123 hours to complete.
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Sabastian Sawe returns to Berlin. It is his first start since becoming the first person to officially break the two-hour marathon barrier with a time of 1:59:30 in London.
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A 15-year-old died at the Leiden Half Marathon after entering despite a 16-year age limit. The registration system relies only on self-declared data.
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📸 Omroep West
Former half marathon world record holder Kibiwott Kandie could be banned for 8 years following new AIU charges of tampering with doping control procedures.
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📸 Medio Maratón Valencia
Emmanuel Macron and Eliud Kipchoge ran together through Nairobi ahead of the Africa Forward summit. A unique display of running diplomacy in Kenya.
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📸 Eliud Kipchoge IG profile
Jo Fukuda ran 78.95 km at Wings for Life World Run 2026 — a new all-time event record.
No finish line. Just the Catcher Car. And nobody lasted longer.
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📸: Wings for Life World Run