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Why the ‘drop’ of your running shoe is important

By Thomas Do Canto  The ‘drop’ of a running shoe, as it’s commonly referred to, is the difference in midsole height or thickness between the heel and forefoot. I feel that at this point in time, more so than ever,...

Australia’s IAAF Gold Label Marathons – Fast and Scenic

Australia hosts two IAAF Gold Labelled Marathons. The Gold Coast Marathon and the Sydney Marathon. Both these events are superbly managed and are continually growing and boosting Australian tourism through the sport we all love, running. IAAF Road Race Label...

Bank of America Chicago Marathon and Shedd Aquarium team up to make strides in...

CHICAGO – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is partnering with Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium to take on the issue of reducing single-use plastic pollution by joining the aquarium’s Shedd the Straw initiative for the 2018 Chicago Marathon on October 7. The partnership aims to...

Ethiopia’s Amane Beriso To Challenge Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Record

By Paul Gains Ethiopia’s representation at this year’s Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon just got stronger with the addition of Amane Beriso to the elite women’s field. With a personal best of 2:20:48, recorded when finishing second at the 2016 Dubai Marathon, the...

New York Road Runners Marks 60th Anniversary with Release of 2018 Impact Report

New York, September 19, 2018 – Today, New York Road Runners (NYRR) released its annual Impact Report for Fiscal Year 2018 (April 2017-March 2018), which illustrates the organization’s commitment to make fitness and the sport of running accessible to people...

100 Seconds to Sub-Two Marathon – Technology, Nutrition, Superhuman and Belief

(c) Runner's Tribe Eliud Kipchoge dassled the running world by taking the massive chunk of 78 seconds off the world record at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on Sunday. Kipchoge, hailed as the greatest marathoner of all-time, is now also the fastest...

Key Sessions from Marnie Ponton – Coached by the legendary Dick Telford

My name is Marnie Ponton, I am a distance runner, who loves HokaOneOne shoes and have recently joined Team Telford Elite. Although I’ve run all my life, I took a long hiatus from running in my late 20s to focus...

Eliud Kipchoge credits teamwork for his Success after blistering World Record

Eliud Kipchoge astounded the running world by taking the huge chunk of one minute, 18 seconds off the world record at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. Germany’s most spectacular road race was the stage for the moon landing of marathon running on...

Consistency, Passion and Hard Work – 4 Key Sessions from WA’s Keely Waters

Hi I’m Keely Waters, 26 years old from Perth, Western Australia. I’m excited to share some of my experiences on my running journey to date. My love for running in particular middle distance running stems from first day of...

Australia’s Spence and Threlfall finish top 25 in Berlin

Australia's Julian Spence has finished 19th overall in the 2018 Berlin Marathon. Spence who hosts the popular Inside running podcast clocked in a brilliant PB of 2:16:39 over the marathon distance. Spence's co-host and fellow Australian Brady Threlfall was able to...