Marathons

Who decides to run a marathon in their 70s? These legends

Who decides to run a marathon in their 70s? These legends

Who decides to run a marathon in their 70s? These legends

What it’s like to run a marathon beyond the end of the world

What it’s like to run a marathon beyond the end of the world

What it’s like to run a marathon beyond the end of the world

The brain has a secret survival trick to endure a marathon

The brain has a secret survival trick to endure a marathon

The brain has a secret survival trick to endure a marathon

5 places with the most incredible running trails in the world

5 places with the most incredible running trails in the world

5 places with the most incredible running trails in the world

Can a human outrun a horse? Here’s what it takes

Can a human outrun a horse? Here’s what it takes

Can a human outrun a horse? Here’s what it takes

Meet the explorer who ran a marathon on every continent

Meet the explorer who ran a marathon on every continent

Meet the explorer who ran a marathon on every continent

20 of the coolest travel adventures for 2024

Travel
Best of the World

20 of the coolest travel adventures for 2024

20 of the coolest travel adventures for 2024

Who invented the marathon? It’s not as ancient as you think

History & Culture

Who invented the marathon? It’s not as ancient as you think

Who invented the marathon? It’s not as ancient as you think

5 of the world's toughest physical challenges

5 of the world's toughest physical challenges

5 of the world's toughest physical challenges

At the Battle of Marathon, Athens' underdog victory stunned Persia

History Magazine

At the Battle of Marathon, Athens' underdog victory stunned Persia

At the Battle of Marathon, Athens' underdog victory stunned Persia

Surviving Oman's new ultramarathon

Surviving Oman's new ultramarathon

Surviving Oman's new ultramarathon

What One Woman Learned Trying to Run Across California

What One Woman Learned Trying to Run Across California

What One Woman Learned Trying to Run Across California

This Unlikely Ultramarathoner Is Fueled by Science, Obsession, and a Love of the Struggle

This Unlikely Ultramarathoner Is Fueled by Science, Obsession, and a Love of the Struggle

This Unlikely Ultramarathoner Is Fueled by Science, Obsession, and a Love of the Struggle

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