Hey runners, in today's newsletter, the sport keeps pushing into new, and sometimes uncomfortable, territory.
The Enhanced Games are just days away in Las Vegas, and the company behind the doping-permitted competition has finally released hard numbers on what their athletes have been taking. Spoiler: nine in ten used testosterone, and that's only the start. Meanwhile, On is making a serious bet on the track, launching a professional sprint team with eyes set firmly on LA 2028, and Alexis Ohanian's Athlos league is nearly tripling its prize pot and crossing the Atlantic for a London meet this September.
On the racing front, Cassandre Beaugrand took three seconds off a 22-year-old French 5,000m record in a low-key Nice race that may have just rewritten her summer, while Katie Schide's lingering foot injury has forced her out of Hardrock 100 and out of her title defense.
And as always, we round things out with the practical stuff — when to reach for heat vs. ice, how to actually breathe while running, and seven strategies to get you across the finish line of your first marathon in one piece.
Just days before the inaugural Enhanced Games in Las Vegas, the company behind the doping-permitted competition released aggregate substance data from a 36-athlete study. Growth hormone, stimulants and EPO also featured heavily.
The follow-up to the blockbuster Superblast 2 is here, and as our colleague Alex can confirm (see his video review), the SUPERBLAST 3 is a total beast.
The SUPERBLAST 3 stacks ASICS's race-proven technology with a new Trampoline Pod to provide an underfoot feel that is bouncy and responsive. Whether you are grinding through tempo work or just want to make your easy miles feel fun, this is an ideal 'why choose' shoe.
In this guide, we will discuss the benefits of hot vs cold therapy for recovery and compare the effectiveness of these two therapeutic modalities for workout recovery and injury healing.
Michael, Katelyn and Alex dig into the Marathon Handbook voicemail bag and tackle your biggest marathon training questions — from cadence and stride length, to whether Adidas Pro Evo 3 technology will trickle down to the Adios Pro 5, to the controversial idea of weight-based race categories, plus the eternal debate over rest days vs easy run days.
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