Scott Jurek, a skinny man, ran the whole Appalachian Trail in a record 46 days, averaging 48 miles per day. Runny motherfucker.
Marathon Cheater Fake-Wins Race She Got Fake-Third in Last Year
Kendall Schler, the first woman to cross the finish line this year's GO! St. Louis Marathon, was celebrated as a great runner for about 20 minutes before being exposed as a mediocre cheater who apparently jumped back into the race after the final checkpoint.
Extra Miles Added to Race By Error, Runners Break Down in Tears
A bunch of pissboy and pissgirl runners were brought to tears in Bournemouth, England on Sunday when a marshal error caused the race to be extended by almost two goddamn miles. Can you imagine! You wanna run—but not that far.
What Happened to the Runner Who Shit Himself During a Half-Marathon?
Years after Swedish distance runner Mikael Ekvall crapped his shorts in the midst of a half-marathon, his photo still shows up on Facebook. You might've seen it with a "fail" caption or a demotivational poster—played-out viral image formats that were de rigueur at the time—or in any number of "world's most…
As Your Gym Membership Collects Dust, Man Beats Fastest Marathon Record
At the 41st Berlin Marathon on Sunday morning, Dennis Kimetto beat the world record for the fastest-run marathon, shaving off 26 seconds of the original 2:03:23 record. "The fans made me confident and I thought I could do it," he said.
Shia LaBeouf Ran a "Metamarathon" Around a Dutch Museum for Art
Professional weenie Shia LaBeouf ran 144 laps around the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam today as part of a performance art piece.
The World's Fastest Beer Mile Was Recorded for Posterity
Remember this moment. Someday your kids will ask you where you were when you found out that some jackass had run a beer mile—like a regular mile, but with more beer—in under 5 minutes, setting a new world record.
"Turns out, scientists say, that those who [run a 200 mile ultramarathon] show less neuromuscular fatigue, muscle damage and inflammation when compared with those athletes who take the easy way out with 100 miles."
Science says: it doesn't matter how you run, just run fast. And wear some fucking shoes.
Paul Ryan's Most Egregious Lie: He Never Ran a Marathon in Under Three Hours
Republican vice presidential candidate and fitness enthusiast Paul Ryan has been caught in a lie that could destroy his political career.
Kill Your Treadmill
If an alien came down to earth from a faraway planet without any knowledge of fitness (and the alien had a human body and our same physiology and everything, shut up), I would take that alien to the gym and bring them directly to the area with all the treadmills. "This is the treadmill area. This is where you should…
Guy Who Live-Sketched N.Y. Marathon While Running It Is Doubly Impressive
Live-streaming? Boring. Live-Tweeting? Laaaame. Live-sketching is where it's at, kids! Christoph Niemann, who draws a fantastic column for The New York Times Magazine, just finished live-sketching the New York City Marathon as he ran it—meaning that he's both a more talented artist than you and in better shape. You…
Whoops: Everything Healthy Will Kill You
Fat running! Bad vitamins! Low tuberculosis! Peanut allergies! Woman chocolate! Restless legs! Baby talk! Cereal sugar! And your child's selfishness is all too astounding! It's your Tuesday Health Watch, where we watch your health—fruitlessly!
Running a Lot Will Kill You
Will running kill you, as you always suspected, and as you vocally informed your mom and dad and P.E. coach and personal trainer and random passersby at the gym and the park and on the subway? Yes. Yes it will.
Science Proves: Happy Kids Die Young
Child fever! Nicotine gum! Obesity docs! Baby times! Optimistic death! Lying teenagers! Running job! Women smoking! And menthol vindication! It's your Tuesday Health Watch, where we watch your health—with a minimally acceptable level of competence!
Government's Plea to Eat Less Drowned Out by Chewing Sounds
Eating instructions! Stair running! Five Hour Energy! Ballet bodies! Polar bear workout! Polio elimination! Winter blues! Exercise brain! Diabetes everywhere! As well as racist doctors! It's your Monday Health Watch, where we watch your health—again and again, unsuccessfully!
Japanese Runner Makes Wrong Turn at the End of a Marathon
Well, this is unfortunate! Here's a video of the final seconds of last weekend's Tokyo-Hakone relay marathon. Watch as—with less than 200 meters to go—longtime frontrunner Natsuki Terada makes an accidental wrong turn and loses the race. Ouch.
Watch 45,000 People Run a Marathon in Under Two Minutes
It took the runners hours to finish, but thanks to this MTA time-lapse video, you can watch the joggers in yesterday's NYC Marathon begin the race by crossing the Verrazano bridge in no time at all. Participation is overrated anyway.
Just About Everyone's Inspirational Except You
Fitness myths! Crystal diet! Fat marathons! Kiddie runs! Happy Meals! Carnivore cancer! Wine diet! Boxing girls! And your daily inspiration to make you feel ashamed! It's your Monday Fitness Watch, where we watch your fitness—comparatively poorly!
The 2010 New York City Marathon Winners
Today's New York City Marathon is under way, and the winners from the men's and women's events are Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia, in his first competitive marathon, and Edna Kiplagat of Kenya. Chilean miner Edison Pena is running, too! [AP]
