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From running with his father, with whom he had a seemingly difficult and complex relationship, to using running to navigate recovery from thyroid cancer, to diving deep into training with Nike to try to run the Chicago Marathon in a new personal best at the age of 44, Thompson explores how this simple sport has driven, dictated, and helped him navigate the bigger questions in life.

SF Parkour hosts a free Beginner's Parkour Class at noon on the second Saturday of each month. It is geared towards first timers and lasts 1.5 hours. Location: Each month the location rotates through Sunnyvale, UC Berkeley and the Embarcadero in SF. Please check the SF Parkour Facebook page to make sure you have the right date and location before heading out.

On Sunday, Nov. 2, thousands of Queens locals and spectators lined the streets of Long Island City with electrifying enthusiasm and spirited cheers for the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon. The sound of cowbells, stadium horns and rhythmic beats from Fogo Azul NYC energized the atmosphere, offering a much-needed boost to marathoners ahead of the Queensboro Bridge - one of the most physically challenging sections of the race.

Doylestown, Pa -- Zach Peckman is 16 years old and already making a name for himself in the international jump rope community. Peckman, who specializes in the speed category, remembers becoming fascinated with jump rope as a small child. He joined the Zero Gravity Jump Rope Team and practices frequently at the Doylestown YMCA. Peckman recently took his talents to the 2025 American Jump Rope Federation National Championship in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The location served as the starting point for Urban Iron, the latest addition to a bustling category of hybrid racing events that combine running with functional fitness. To overstate the current popularity of these types of events is almost as difficult as completing a hybrid race itself. While Urban Iron participants laced up at the Brooklyn dealership, 250 like-minded athletes toed a different starting line halfway across the country, ready to kick the tires of LIFE TIME's inaugural LT Games in Minneapolis.

Dower ran 13:31 on trails for 100 miles. She won by almost a full hour, and it was way up on Camille Herron's old 14:03 course record from 2021. The time makes Dower the second-fastest North American woman over 100 miles ever, and the win also offers an automatic entry back into Western States in 2026 for a redemption run.

If you-like me-have absolutely nothing to do on November 29 and feel desperate to ruin both your stomach and legs, then local endurance runners Phil Hargis and Mike Wardian have a fun activity for you: the Taco Bell 50K. In this peculiar ultramarathon-which, according to the organizers, is "not sponsored by Taco Bell, just fueled by it [taco emoji] [death emoji]"-runners will traverse 31.07 miles while stopping at nine (nine!) area Taco Bell locations and eating at least one menu item at each.

One of the things that I believe about running is that most of the pain is not physiological-it's your brain worrying that you're putting in too much effort and won't be able to maintain homeostasis. At that point, your nervous system starts to send pain signals throughout your body that aren't really necessitated by muscle fatigue or lactic-acid buildup-the kinds of problems that we think about.

Many of us take up running for bragging rights. Yes, it improves cardiovascular fitness and yes, it can help people reach health goals and lose weight, and contribute to better mental health and all of that good stuff. But it also allows you to be a little smug. Bonus smug points if you are fond of a run in the mornings.

George Gallego has never accepted limits. The American paratriathlete and entrepreneur turned his accident that left him paralyzed into a lifelong mission to empower others. He is the founder of the Axis Project, a fitness community space he built with his own hands. Now, as the space prepares to close its doors on Oct. 31, he is racing to secure funding for a new location and keep his mission alive.

The Nike Vomero Premium is a comfortable but heavy luxury trainer that's only suitable for recovery runs. While its 55 mm midsole is very plush and excellent at absorbing impact, it doesn't quite feel special or unique enough to warrant its $230 price. I enjoy running in the Vomero Premium but it's not a shoe that's worthy of its mega hype, especially considering it's only suitable for very slow paces due to its extreme weight.

The Structure 26 is Nike's most popular stability focused running shoe, hence the name. But it's not just a stable shoe, it also offers the right amount of cushioning and energy return. This shoe looks nothing like the previous model, with improvements abound. The new ReactX Foam is utilized throughout its midsole. Noticeable padding additions in the tongue and around the heel improve the comfort and allow for secured lockdown without rubbing or discomfort. The visible midfoot support system is also an obvious feature you can't miss.

Here's the task. I want to create a class to represent a track and field event held in a competition. This entry allows you to enter the raw results as reported by the officials-the athlete's bib number and the time they clocked in a race. It then computes the event's full results. There's more we could add to make this class more complete. But I won't. You can create a list of athletes that are competing in the track and field meeting:

There's a Japanese saying called "Hiyaku-teki Hatten" which translates to "Leap-like development". This is a perfectly fitting term to describe Mizuno's progress in performance running over the past 2 years. I can remember my first time running in the Wave Rider 22 many years ago and feeling so underwhelmed by the experience. Mizuno has now been transformed from a traditional, boring brand into an innovative, futuristic one that has unique offerings you can get excited about.

When Nina Engelhard, clad in her Team Germany singlet, arm warmers, and shorts, crested the final rise of the 2025 World Mountain Running Championships Uphill race in the lead and crossed the finish line 26 seconds ahead of second-place Susanna Saapunki of Finland, there were admittedly a few whispers amongst the gathered crowd, including myself, asking, "Who is that?" The race was part of the four-day 2025 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, held in Canfranc, Spain,

Now in its 44th edition, the 26.2-mile race attracts elite athletes, club runners, first-time marathoners, wheelchair participants, and charity fundraisers, making it one of the country's most iconic mass participation events. Here's a guide for those involved in the race and the spectators coming along to support. Is there still time to sign up? The marathon is sold out, with all entries now closed.

This year's edition of the race that started the backyard ultramarathon craze, the 2025 Big Dog's Backyard Ultra, saw Sarah Perry of the U.K. set a new women's record of 95 "yards," totaling 395.8 miles (637.0 kilometers). Perry exceeded the prior women's record of 87 yards, or 362 miles (583.3 kilometers), which was set by Megan Eckert (U.S.) at last year's Big Dog's Backyard Ultra, by eight laps, or 33.3 miles (53.6 kilometers).

It was the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and after writing the article and with no races to run, Paco realized that the time had come to organize something in Italy that would bring back that intimate and essential dimension to our sport that he felt Nolan's 14 embodied. And so he thought up the Translagorai Classic, a challenge to complete an 80-kilometer route traversing the Lagorai mountain range in Trentino in northern Italy in under 24 hours.

When finding the best lightweight trail running shoes, you want one that strikes a balance between being nimble, durable, and cushioned enough to be comfortable but light enough to let you fly. This guide shares the best lightweight trail shoes with an aim to keep the weight for a U.S. men's 9 under 9 ounces, although two pairs snuck in just over that weight. Because the shoes here are very light,

More girls than boys will drop out of sport in their teenage years, just when they need it the most. But there are things you can do to help them stay active and in the game As Kate O'Connor took to the podium in Tokyo to receive her silver medal in the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships in September, the 24-year-old did so much more than bring pride to the entire country.