The Nike Vomero Plus is an exceptional maximalist trainer suitable for a variety of distances up to a marathon. It makes running feel effortless and it has a fun, bouncy ride that's reminiscent of the Nike Invincible Run versions 1 and 2. It's my favourite Nike trainer that has launched this year and it has a permanent spot in my rotation.
NEAR ST. HELENS, Ore. It's a hot September afternoon as I set off running past farm fields into the woods on Sauvie Island, which lies at the meeting of the Columbia and Willamette rivers. It's a perfect trail for running with 60-year-old knees, the forest floor soft with leaves and pine needles. The gentle path offers views of the vast Columbia River. After a day of work, I love finding places like this, where I can turn off my brain and just move and breathe.
Formula Fixed is an elite fixed-gear race series that remixes cycling with the energy of extreme sports and culture into a bold new American sport. Next year, top qualifying racers will line up in the Pro Series, but on Monday night, they'll be fighting for their shot to get there. The Qualifying Series isn't about polished champions - it's where raw talent, hometown heroes, and future stars prove themselves before you even know their names.
After earning a spot on the 2024 National Slalom Skateboarding Team, Campbell resident Leiola Kahaku recently placed second overall in the Pro Women division at the US Slalom Skateboarding National Championships in Broomfield, Colorado. And the 16-year-old isn't done yet. Kahaku will be racing at the Slalom World Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil this November. Her goal is to place high in the rankings in order to qualify for the 2026 US Slalom Skateboarding national team,
Launching this September, this monthly run club involves a 5k run hosted by volunteer-led global running community Midnight Runners (which specialises in social workouts that get people exploring their areas in 16 major cities worldwide) that finishes with a meal at one of the restaurants in the City's foodie hub Bloomberg Arcade - there's nothing like the promise of a tasty reward to motivate you during your workout.
Just over a year ago, on September 2, 2024, Michelino Sunseri, now a 33-year-old professional trail runner, tagged the summit of Wyoming's Grand Teton and returned to the trailhead in 2 hours, 50 minutes, and 8 seconds, faster than the long-standing fastest known time (FKT) held by Andy Anderson since 2012. But while the clock said Sunseri was faster, a controversy kicked in almost immediately, landing him in federal court.
In taking second at the 2025 UTMB, the U.S.'s Ben Dhiman says he executed the race he wanted to. In the following interview, Ben talks about the bad weather's effects on him and the competition, working together during the middle kilometers with men's champion Tom Evans, how he struggled on the climbs but ran the descents well late race, and if he's satisfied with his podium performance.
The no-frills design of the Wahoo Kickr Run, plus a magical mode that allows it to track your pace without touching a button, is what makes it the most real-pavement-seeming treadmill I have ever run on. I'm admittedly 20 pounds heavier than I was when I was clocking 15-mile weekend runs routinely, but even though I'm somewhat past my prime at the moment, the freeing feeling of not having to pay attention to a steady (and often aspirational) pace makes this a more natural experience.
Before the race start, this year's course was originally rerouted near its finish line, between Les Houches, France, and Chamonix, because of landslides on the trail along the Arve River, and then just prior to the race start, the race organization rerouted off an exposed section between La Gittaz and Beaufort, France, 73 kilometers into the race, because of anticipated storms. The new route didn't lose much distance but lowered the total elevation gain and made final race times significantly faster.
Right now, her best is the 3:57.15 she ran to finish runner-up in Paris last month, one of four top-three finishes she secured across the Diamond League season. But at the final in Zurich on Thursday, she would love to add a fifth and to edge closer to Ciara Mageean's Irish record of 3:55.87. Conditions are unlikely to comply, with cool weather and heavy rain forecast, but Healy comes into it after a lifetime best over 800m in London last weekend, clocking 2:00.19.
With the withdrawal last week of Rhasidat Adeleke, who cited injury as she called a halt to her season, the team has 17 individual athletes, with eight additional members selected for the women's and mixed 4x400m relay squads along with two non-travelling reserves. Eight of the selected athletes achieved the automatic qualification standard, while others secured their place via their world ranking.