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"My initial response was, 'Are you freaking kidding me right now?,' I just had so much going on. I was like, 'I don't have time for cancer right now!'"

The Amazfit Active 3 Premium sports a 1.32-inch AMOLED display with 466 x 466 pixel resolution, 353ppi pixel density, and up to 3,000 nits peak brightness. The screen is protected by sapphire glass. The watch offers 4GB of internal storage for music and offline maps, and it works with the Zepp app on Android 7.0 and iOS 14.0 and above.

Sometime in the past couple of months, I saw a post by Allie Ostrander on Instagram. Allie is a well-known runner who represents Oiselle on the track, road, and trail, and in her post, she pointed out that you can run a race and a workout at the same pace, and yet the two efforts can feel remarkably different. One feels grueling, the other feels like flow state.

Over the offseason between '24/'25, I was goaded into taking up running, and ended up doing my first-ever organized running event: the Flying Pig half-marathon. If I'm honest, I find running outside in the winter more enjoyable than riding (with the exception of fat biking if there's proper snow). It's easier to dress, requires less specialized gear, and requires less time to feel like you got a decent workout.

Over the years, I've run many marathons and half-marathons. Each run brought its own challenge, but the real reward was never just clocking a fast time. It was the process of training, of learning what my body could do, and of setting a goal that required a degree of discipline, patience and commitment. Running has taught me how to persist when things feel uncomfortable and how satisfying it is to keep going anyway.

Q&A is incredibly important to me as a coach because it represents a return to strategy: solving problems and decisively moving forward helps you train more effectively. Without this clarity, you may waste weeks, months, or even years of time with subpar approaches to running. You might... never add more weight to your lifts in the gym, preventing any strength progression only do pilates, thinking that it's "enough" when it comes to getting stronger desperately try to run a faster marathon... but never run more than 40 miles per week try every recovery strategy imaginable to stay healthy, while you never strength train at all

Thanksgiving is, without a doubt, my favorite holiday. Taking a day to pause and take time away from the daily grind to share a delicious homemade meal with family and friends has always filled me with gratitude. And this year, as my entire family gathers at my son's house in Durango, Colorado, for my granddaughter Kelly Jo's first Thanksgiving, I am particularly thankful.

"I've never heard of anybody running any of the train lines. So I was like, you know what? Let's get this f---ing going," Richards said. "I looked at the map... and I was like, man, this is gonna be one hell of a feat."

Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic and the author of the new book, The Running Ground: A Father, a Son, and the Simplest of Sports, has spent years developing that relationship. (He's also a very fast runner - the type who wins races rather than just finish them.) And on this episode of The Vergecast, he describes his approach to running and to running tech.

From running with his father, with whom he had a seemingly difficult and complex relationship, to using running to navigate recovery from thyroid cancer, to diving deep into training with Nike to try to run the Chicago Marathon in a new personal best at the age of 44, Thompson explores how this simple sport has driven, dictated, and helped him navigate the bigger questions in life.

Many of us take up running for bragging rights. Yes, it improves cardiovascular fitness and yes, it can help people reach health goals and lose weight, and contribute to better mental health and all of that good stuff. But it also allows you to be a little smug. Bonus smug points if you are fond of a run in the mornings.

For most runners, the TCS NYC Marathon is a once-in-a-lifetime challenge. For one Bronx third-grade teacher, it's a triumph decades in the making. For her, it's a celebration of perseverance, family legacy and the power of determination. "I'm just so nervous, but I'm also so excited," said Casey, who teaches at P.S. 103 Hector Fontanez in Wakefield. "Not every person gets this opportunity and I'm just so beyond grateful."