Running

Running

Gulls fly around the stadium before the event. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Christopher Linke of Germany cools down during the men's and women's 35km race walk. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho/Shutterstock Geordie Beamish attempts to avoid Canada's Jean-Simon Desgagnes as he falls during the men's 3000m steeplechase heats. The New Zealander went on to win gold. Photograph: Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Marcos Santos of Angola leaps into the air while warming up for a men's 100m preliminary round heat. Photograph: Petr David Josek/AP

"That is the fastest 'half' I've run this year, and I feel there's still a lot more in the body," said the 32-year-old Kilkee engineer, who now lives in Galway. "It's a big confidence boost heading into the Dublin Marathon next month."

The U.S.'s Jim Walmsley arrives at the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail after a summer slowed by injury but with a win at OCC just a month before race day. In the following interview, Jim talks about his recovery since OCC, the injury that took him out of the Western States 100 earlier this year, what he thinks about the Trail World Championships course, and his motivations for racing.

Norway's Sylvia Nordskar comes to the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail just four weeks after placing a close second at CCC. In the following interview, Sylvia talks about her background in Nordic skiing, her introduction to trail racing in America, how her first visit to Trail World Championships resulted in a trip to the hospital, and what she hopes to get out of her race this year.

It's frustrating at the moment, but when I calm down, I'll probably appreciate it a bit more,

There was heartbreak for Cian McPhillips in the men's 800m at the World Championships in Tokyo on Saturday, the Longford 23-year-old finishing fourth despite producing a massive national record of 1:42.15. It took three Olympic medallists to beat him, with 2024 champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi setting a championship record of 1:41.86, edging Algeria's Djamel Sedjati (1:41.90) and Canada's Marco Arop (1:41.95).

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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran the fastest women's 400 metres in 40 years to claim world championship gold in 47.78 sec on Thursday and complete her transition from the one-lap hurdles in emphatic style. The American stormed through the Tokyo rain to add a first global gold in the flat 400m to the two Olympic and one world titles she won over the hurdles.

"Look, I did all I could. If I failed, that's just how it goes." We often whisper this to soften the sting of defeat. Yet if we want the unvarnished truth about our effort, we need to probe deeper. These four questions help reveal whether we were merely busy or genuinely all-in. Are your goals crystal-clear? If you cannot describe exactly what you want, you cannot judge how hard you tried.

The Nike Vomero Plus is an exceptional maximalist trainer suitable for a variety of distances up to a marathon. It makes running feel effortless and it has a fun, bouncy ride that's reminiscent of the Nike Invincible Run versions 1 and 2. It's my favourite Nike trainer that has launched this year and it has a permanent spot in my rotation.

NEAR ST. HELENS, Ore. It's a hot September afternoon as I set off running past farm fields into the woods on Sauvie Island, which lies at the meeting of the Columbia and Willamette rivers. It's a perfect trail for running with 60-year-old knees, the forest floor soft with leaves and pine needles. The gentle path offers views of the vast Columbia River. After a day of work, I love finding places like this, where I can turn off my brain and just move and breathe.

Lactate threshold is vital for athletic performance, influencing endurance levels and helping determine the capacity for sustained exercise.

Formula Fixed is an elite fixed-gear race series that remixes cycling with the energy of extreme sports and culture into a bold new American sport. Next year, top qualifying racers will line up in the Pro Series, but on Monday night, they'll be fighting for their shot to get there. The Qualifying Series isn't about polished champions - it's where raw talent, hometown heroes, and future stars prove themselves before you even know their names.

After earning a spot on the 2024 National Slalom Skateboarding Team, Campbell resident Leiola Kahaku recently placed second overall in the Pro Women division at the US Slalom Skateboarding National Championships in Broomfield, Colorado. And the 16-year-old isn't done yet. Kahaku will be racing at the Slalom World Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil this November. Her goal is to place high in the rankings in order to qualify for the 2026 US Slalom Skateboarding national team,

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