Hey runners, in today's newsletter, the headlines stretch from the world's fastest 150m ever run to the dairy farmer who just conquered 268 miles of British wilderness, with a coaching legend's 95th birthday in between.
Noah Lyles posted the fastest 150m ever run, clocking 14.67 in Ostrava to hold off teenage rival Gout Gout and beat Kishane Thompson's mark from earlier this spring. On the ultra end of the spectrum, Irish dairy farmer Ed Payne returned to the brutal 268-mile Summer Spine Race a year after dropping out and won it with most of the Cheviot Hills between him and second place. And Hal Higdon, the coach whose training plans have introduced a generation of runners to the marathon, just turned 95 and is still going.
Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson is showing encouraging signs the day after her track collapse, with Fleet Feet saying she has already asked about her mile time. World Athletics has also opened a new study called CARES, gathering data on pregnancy and the return to elite competition, with responses due September 30. Tudor has signed four of the world's top trail runners, including Courtney Dauwalter, putting mechanical watches on wrists that race for days at a time. And Canadian Olympian Rory Linkletter cracked the top 15 in his very first elite mountain race, finishing 14th at Broken Arrow Ascent.
We've also got a look at why your summer pace has slipped (spoiler: it's the heat, not your fitness), and the realistic odds of getting into London via the new Double Ballot, plus every other route in if you don't.
And as always, we round things out with the practical stuff: how to actually break in new running shoes, why your legs feel heavy and how to fix it, a runner's guide to HRV, and how many calories you really burn out there.
Jessy Carveth
Senior News Editor, Marathon Handbook
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If you've ever resented your treadmill for feeling more like cardio equipment than a real training tool, the Wahoo KICKR RUN is the antidote.
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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.
It’s likely you’ll be tempted to slip them on new shoes immediately and go straight out for a run. Hold your horses, though… if you take the time to break them in first, you’ll thank yourself later.
With all the buzz around HRV, there’s also a lot of confusion. What exactly does it measure? How should you track it? And most importantly, how do you apply it in real life to train smarter—not just harder?
Twelve months on from a painful DNF near Dufton, the dairy farmer returned to the Pennine Way and finished with most of the Cheviot Hills between him and second place.
The Glycerin line has long been Brooks's flagship cushioned daily trainer, and v23 is the most refined version yet — now at Road Runner Sports.
The GLYCERIN 23 pairs nitrogen-infused DNA TUNED foam with a smooth heel-to-toe transition for one of the most forgiving long-run shoes on the market. Ideal for soaking up marathon training miles.
The 2027 London Marathon has officially confirmed it will become a two-day event and Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth are breaking it all down in an emergency episode of The Running Story by Marathon Handbook.
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