How Our Totally Average Runner Broke the Sub-5 Minute Mile

Maybe it was the endorphins, but I swear I heard 23,000 high school kids cheering.

By Charles Bethea, Outside

I was watching the 1500 meter Olympic final last summer at a bar, a few months before my 35th birthday, when I first wondered if a middle-distance runner lurked within. It was a...

Olympic champion Sir John Walker gets bronze

Statue of the first man to record a sub-3:50 Mile to be cast by sculptor Joanne Sullivan

By Radio New Zealand

A bronze statue of New Zealand athletics legend Sir John Walker is to be placed in Manurewa town center in Auckland.

Walker, who initially ran for the Manurew Harriers club, won the...

Sub-4 HSer Michael Slagowski Has Left Penn State

"The overall transition, including the changes in training, was difficult. I was also struggling with recovering from my injury which kept coming back and is keeping me from running for another few months."

By Johanna Gretschel, FloTrack

Michael Slagowski, who last year became the 9th U.S....

Train Like a Miler, Race Like a Pro

Short, fast reps will help you race better at any distance.

By Joe Rubio, Runner's World

What if you could add a single training element to your routine once every seven to 14 days that has proven to significantly increase your potential for faster racing times at any distance? What if it...