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Chasing Badges & Dodging Sprinklers: The Global Running Day Edition 🏃‍♂️

Jun 3, 2026

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Chasing Badges & Dodging Sprinklers: The Global Running Day Edition 🏃‍♂️

Your global running briefing: Apple's high-stakes watch challenge, Abbott WMM updates, and the gear reshaping the sport this week.

Put Down the Dating Apps, Pick Up the Pace 🏁

May 17, 2026

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5 min read

Put Down the Dating Apps, Pick Up the Pace 🏁

This week, we're unpacking the run-club matchmaking boom, midnight protein hacks, and the day Filbert Bayi ran on pure guts.

Sebastian Sawe

🚀 The Sub-2 Barrier is Rubble

May 1, 2026

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5 min read

🚀 The Sub-2 Barrier is Rubble

Sawe shatters the clock in London, Boston crowns its kings, and why your next "runcation" should be a "Coolcation."

🤡 The Invisible Shoe👟  is Finally Here!

Apr 1, 2026

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8 min read

🤡 The Invisible Shoe👟 is Finally Here!

We promise we aren't quitting, but the tech and travel news in this edition might make you want to move to Norway.

🏃‍♂️ Financial Advice: Your 401k is NOT a Race

Mar 15, 2026

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8 min read

🏃‍♂️ Financial Advice: Your 401k is NOT a Race

Kosgei crushes Tokyo, the NYC Lottery results are a heartbreak, and we found the tech that narrates your run (literally).

The 2026 Boston Cut-Off, London’s Clash of Titans, and Honoring Jeff Galloway

Mar 1, 2026

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8 min read

The 2026 Boston Cut-Off, London’s Clash of Titans, and Honoring Jeff Galloway

Inside the 130th Boston Marathon results, Tokyo’s elite showdown, and the legacy of the "Run-Walk-Run" legend.

The Barkley Marathon

Zero-G, Frozen Knees, and the Protein Pivot

Feb 15, 2026

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8 min read

Zero-G, Frozen Knees, and the Protein Pivot

From the Boston Space Race to Barkley’s Valentine’s Day heartbreak—here’s what’s moving the running world this week

Garmin Fenix 8

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London Marathon 2026 Elite Field, Top 10 running trainers, and Tokyo 2027 News

Feb 1, 2026

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7 min read

London Marathon 2026 Elite Field, Top 10 running trainers, and Tokyo 2027 News

The "Avengers" of women’s marathoning are heading to London, Asics drops a lighter Nimbus, and Tokyo takes the World Champs

Frozen Toes and 2026 Goals 🥶

Jan 18, 2026

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8 min read

Frozen Toes and 2026 Goals 🥶

Between the "Infinion" foam revolution and Cape Town’s hunt for a Seventh Star, we’ve got enough news to keep you warm on your next zone 2 slog.


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