As South Africans prepare for the spectacular Comrades Marathon, often forgotten is that until 1975 Black people were not allowed to participate. But a powerful and prefigurative alternative was ...

But scrutiny of his life, in books and film, highlights how unconventional he was—a point reinforced in Brendan O’Meara’s well-crafted “The Front Runner: The Life of Steve Prefontaine.” ...

Loneliness is a growing crisis, and while Silicon Valley promotes AI companions, research suggests an older, simpler solution ...

Nina Kuscsik has died at the age of 86. Kuscsik campaigned for women’s inclusion in long-distance running and won the Boston ...

But perhaps no name carries the power and poignancy of Steve Prefontaine, the gritty, charismatic distance runner from Oregon ... But scrutiny of his life, in books and film, highlights how ...

With the advent of televised sports—and, in recent decades, faster, more modern ways of documentation—sports documentaries have proliferated as a popular genre. This Netflix series, a Covid-era ...

Whether you’re training for a marathon or a 5K, a long run should feature in your weekly running schedule – so here’s what you need to know to nail it ...

Scottish distance runner Lachie Stewart has died aged 81. Stewart won 10,000m gold for Scotland at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and represented Great Britain at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

The book “How Long Will I Cry? Voices of Youth Violence” is a collaborative project by Miles Harvey, his students at DePaul University, Big Shoulders Books, and many others. The ...

It’s possible that the Grand Slam format is just not built for true “long distance” track racers, and that’s a major bummer, but I’m not sure there’s an easy fix here.

These principles are perfectly demonstrated by Ethiopian former long-distance runner Haile Gebrselassie: Just keep relaxed, and allow the knees and ankles to flex normally. If you find your ...

Jaws, Gone Girl, Blade Runner Just about every movie gives at least one character a bulk of the dialogue. Fewer movies give at least one character a great number of totally uninterrupted words.