Sun, May 31 2020

My mornings are planned by the hour. Courtesy of this high performance planner I use every day. So I was aware that I had a lot of things to do. But I haven't really been sleeping well and I can feel I'm functioning with slightly higher anxiety…

I've been an athlete my entire life. I was born in California but grew up in Venezuela, where I was a competitive swimmer all the way through medical school. When I moved back to the United States in 2000, I spent a few years doing aerobic…

With New York on pause, gyms and fitness studios are closed across the city for the foreseeable future - and more New Yorkers are turning to the street for cardio. If you've been outside recently, you've likely noticed it - more runners are out in…

Have you ever had the pleasure of joining in on a board game? Or a game of cards? At a game night at somebody's house? And perhaps it was a well known game. One you had confidence in your ability to play…you know like Monopoly or something.

Runners and walkers are asked to practice social distancing on the Capital Crescent trail between Bethesda, Md. and Washington, D.C.Daniel Slim/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images June 3 is Global Running Day, one of my favorite days of the…

On February 23, 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed by two white men while out on a run through neighborhood streets in Satilla Shores, Georgia. On May 5, a video of the shooting was released, prompting the story to receive widespread…

A world record attempt in the hurdles, a star-studded pole vault battle and a long distance showdown between Norway and Kenya in the middle distance will all be on the agenda when the Impossible Games take place in Oslo next month. Kenyan…

Jesse Owens is most famously remembered for his four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Less often recalled, a little more than a year before Owens' Olympic triumphs, he set a series of world records in one afternoon which ‘Sports…

One day bleeds into the next. Time feels hazy and surreal. Multiple friends have told me that, as a result of the coronavirus lockdowns, they no longer have any real sense for what day of the week it is. One hypothesis for why we're feeling this…

As things start to open up over the past few weeks, I've noticed a trend, one that really worries me. Where I live in Scottsdale, Arizona, some people are acting as if this virus never existed, going to restaurants and not wearing masks, or getting…

If I could re-write the job description of a professional runner it would read as follows: make the Olympic team, win races, influence people to buy your shoes, share the journey, and give back to the people who give a crap about you. Many coaches…

Arizona Daily Sun – May 24, 6:00 AM

People flock to Flagstaff for any number of reasons, most having to do with this mountain town's many charms, too boosterish to detail here. Matt Fitzgerald, however, was one of a particular subset of visitors: runners who come to train in the rare…

Matthieu Boisgontier's strategy for keeping fit is a little unorthodox: He buys a chocolate bar – then doesn't eat it. By training himself to rein in his automatic impulses, he figures he'll get better at resisting the lure of the couch and…

One of the most striking findings from the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic is that more men are dying from the virus than women. According to the New York City Department of Health, the most recent statistics show that men make up roughly…

Aug 13, 2017 · 13 min read Google whether your local police department currently outfits all on-duty police officers with a body-worn camera and requires that the body-worn camera be turned on immediately when officers respond to a police…

One of my favorite aspects of birding is the ability to disconnect with civilization. I love roaming in places where the only ambient noise I hear are the leaves crunching beneath my boots, birds defending their territory through song, and insects…

Suffering a quarantine dip in mood? Struggling to find motivation to do anything? You are not alone. Just six weeks of chronic stress can lead to depressive symptoms, even in people without a prior diagnosis. We are past that six-week point in this…

Have some crayons or coloured pencils? Then get to work colouring and getting to know some of our sport's biggest stars. Next up in our virtual colouring book: New Zealand's shot-putting heroine Valerie Adams and reigning world high jump champion…

A local runner struggled yesterday to choose between heading out for a short run or just completely giving up on everything because “what's the point, anyway,” Dumb Runner has learned. John Matuszak, 36, was home on his couch during…

The rage on display in Minneapolis is not only about police violence. It is also about the country's utter disregard for the pain of black Americans. On Monday, George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis, was murdered by those sworn to protect and…

Health. Fitness. Wellness. When defined by their participation in athletics, each of these athletes would certainly be considered physically fit. But lost in the mix is the question of mental wellbeing—and the intersection of physical health…

Runners take perverse pride in their gross toe nails, wearing their grim injury as a badge of honour. Although toe nails falling off and then failing to grow back is common in the sport, there are some simple ways to prevent it or promote their…

On Monday, May 25, I started a weeklong virtual challenge that feels like something I need right now, not just as a runner whose goal races have been cancelled but as someone who needs to regain motivation and accomplishment along with optimism.

Hi, my name is Peter, and I'm a jogger. These days, this can be a pretty courageous admission to make, a declaration to hardcore runners and the non-running public just how annoyingly clueless, virulently dangerous, and hopelessly plodding I might…

It's just after five o'clock in the morning, the sun is beginning its ascent above the baking Black Rock Desert in north Nevada, and London Olympian Ciarán O'Lionaird is setting the pace in the gruelling 50-kilometre Burning Man…

MK Fleming an ultra at burning man???

We are asked that question every day. But how often do we just say 'fine' or 'good' and move on? How often do we actually admit the truth -- to ourselves as well as others? You want to know my truth? How am I doing? How am I handling quarantine and…