Running

9/17/2024 |  Boston Marathon lowers qualifying times for most prospective runners for 2026 race (Associated Press (AP)) BOSTON (AP) — Runners hoping to qualify for the 2026 Boston Marathon are going to have to pick up the pace.
The Boston Athletic Association has updated its qualifying times for the world’s oldest annual marathon, asking most prospective competitors to run a 26.2-mile race five minutes faster than in recent years to earn a starting number.
“Every time the BAA has adjusted qualifying standards — most recently in 2019 — we’ve seen athletes continue to raise the bar and elevate to new levels,” Jack Fleming, president and CEO of the BAA, said in a statement posted Monday. “In recent years we’ve turned away athletes in this age range (18-59) at the highest rate, and the adjustment reflects both the depth of participation and speed at which athletes are running.”

9/16/2024 |  On Your Watch (RUNNING INSIGHT) These are not your father’s GPS watches. No, the technology has advanced a long way since back in 2003 when Garmin introduced the Forerunner 201 to much acclaim and curiosity. The world’s first GPS running watch, the Forerunner 201 addressed runners’ desires for objective data like distance, time and pace on their run. 

9/10/2024 |  Wales Bonner and Adidas Are Collaborating on a Record-Breaking Marathon Sneaker That Never Released (Footwear News) A record-breaking marathon shoe from long before the standards of PEBA foam and carbon fiber plates is finally releasing for the first time.
The Wales Bonner x Adidas Adios Neftenga will usher in the release of the running sneaker 16 years after it was worn by athletes at the highest level. Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie wore the shoe while breaking his previous world marathon record by 27 seconds at the 2008 Berlin Marathon. For its introduction to the public, the WB Adios Neftenga maintains the same yellow and black colorway worn by Gebrselassie for the feat. 

8/30/2024 |  Takeaways from AP report on perils of heatstroke for runners in a warming world (Associated Press (AP)) As climate change reshapes the way humans live outdoors, it’s affecting the way they play, too. That includes runners, who may find themselves in harm’s way on a warming planet.
They pursue a sport that esteems grit and suffering in pursuit of improvement. Experts told The Associated Press that can be a recipe for heatstroke as the frequency of dangerously hot days in the continental U.S. is expected to grow by roughly one-third by mid-century.

8/30/2024 |  Runners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly (Associated Press (AP)) Carolyn Baker, clad in a neon pink top and matching sunglasses, smiled as she ran the Falmouth Road Race on the shore of Cape Cod, looking around for friends as she neared the end of a race she’d completed more than a dozen times before.
Suddenly, Baker collapsed, as her exertion on a sunny August day sent her internal temperature soaring. As medical volunteers rushed to her aid by plunging her into a tub filled with ice water, they measured it at nearly 107 degrees (41.6 Celsius)..