“I let people lean on me as the coach,” said Becs Gentry, one of Peloton’s running instructors. Since she records classes while running herself, Ms.…
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Liesbeth Stoeffler, 61, Runner Kept Going by Rare Lung Treatment, Dies
Liesbeth Stoeffler’s doctors had a bold decision to make in 2009. Ms. Stoeffler was on a ventilator and deeply sedated after cystic fibrosis had destroyed…
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How to Upgrade Running Shoes
If you run, you’re a runner. And if you’re a runner, especially one who has hit the pavement more in the past year, there’s a…
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How Exercise Affects Our Minds: The Runner’s High
Endocannabinoids are a likelier intoxicant, these scientists believed. Similar in chemical structure to cannabis, the cannabinoids made by our bodies surge in number during pleasant…
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The Runners High: How Exercise Affects Our Minds
Endocannabinoids are a likelier intoxicant, these scientists believed. Similar in chemical structure to cannabis, the cannabinoids made by our bodies surge in number during pleasant…
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He Won a Varsity Letter at 16. He Finally Got It When He Was 79.
He was a skinny high school student who had asthma, a high-pitched voice and effeminate mannerisms. He kept his distance from football players, who he…
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To Run and Take Notes at the Same Time
But running and reporting would be a logistical challenge. I overpacked: too many changes of clothes, too much food, too many backup battery chargers for…
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Saying Goodbye to an Endless Year With a 24-Hour Race
At about 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, when I saw snow dancing in the light of my headlamp, I started to cry. I was…
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With Each Run, a City Shaken by Racism Is ‘Finding the Greater Good’
In 2019, if the group had a dozen runners one morning, they considered it a big turnout. But in 2020, as the pandemic spread and…
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Aliphine Tuliamuk Won the Olympic Trials Marathon. Now She’s Training Through Pregnancy.
Aliphine Tuliamuk was the surprise winner of the Olympic Trials marathon on Feb. 29. The elation was short-lived, though. Within a month, the coronavirus pandemic…
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