The familiar satisfaction of tracking miles on a fitness device might give runners a false sense of achievement. While logging miles and hitting distance goals has long been a key metric for tracking ...

Running economy (RE) refers to the energy demand of an individual during a constant-sub-maximum speed run, it can be measured by the amount of oxygen uptake (VO 2) per kilogram of body weight and ...

When New Zealand runner Sam Ruthe crossed the line to break the under-18 indoor mile world record last week at Boston University, he became the 11th fastest indoor miler of all time. By clocking the ...

A worldwide race-record analysis reveals how sex, age, nationality, and distance combine to shape endurance running, from 5 km speed to marathon dominance. Download your PDF copy by clicking here.

On the face of it, competitive distance running appears not to have changed much since the Olympic Games were revived in 1896. However, even the relative simplicity of racing from gun to tape has ...