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How Often Should I Replace My Running Shoes?
4+ day, 49+ min ago (375+ words) Q: I've heard a lot of different things about how long running shoes should last. How do I know when it's time for a new pair? Research doesn't point to a single number of miles that leads to injury for everyone,…...
Would You Run a 5K in a Van? On a Plane? In the Tub?
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (482+ words) In the world of running influencers, stunts can be worth just as much as impressive race results. On TikTok, Instagram and the popular fitness app Strava, amateur and professional athletes broadcast their feats of endurance. Marathon personal bests and all-day…...
Feud over transgender volleyball player escalates as feds threaten San Jose State’s funding
1+ week, 3+ day ago (765+ words) The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights set a deadline Tuesday that sounds much like two earlier deadlines, giving San Jos" State University 10 days to comply with a list of athletics-related demands or face enforcement action, including the termination…...
Are team sports the secret to living longer?
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (318+ words) In 2005, Barb Trammell gathered some friends for a charity basketball game to raise money for an old historic building in Lansing, Iowa. Abiding by the 1920s women's 6-on-6 game rules created in her home state and donning the classic "bloomer" uniforms,…...
I adopted a new fitness strategy in my 40s that’s helped me run half-marathons, hold handstands, and do pull-ups as I age
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (662+ words) At 61, I did my first unassisted pull-up " something I considered impossible just nine months prior. It was the goal I'd challenged myself to achieve in my 60s, following a pattern I'd established in the two previous decades. In my 40s, I wanted…...
I’m 80 and a former weightlifter. Life after retirement felt dull — so I started exercising again.
2+ week, 1+ day ago (622+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ng Bee Kia, an 80-year-old retiree living in Singapore. It has been translated from Mandarin and edited for length and clarity. I was in my 20s when I started weightlifting. At that…...
Training for New ICE Agents Is ‘Deficient’ and ‘Broken,’ Whistle-Blower Says
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (577+ words) An Immigration and Customs Enforcement official who resigned this month from his job instructing new recruits plans to speak out on Monday as a whistle-blower, describing what he says is a "deficient, defective and broken" training program with a pared-back…...
What is ‘Jeffing’? This walk-run technique can help you get in shape.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (989+ words) If you've ever watched a race, you may have seen some runners whiz by, others resolutely jog forward " and a sizable group slow down to a walking pace, sometimes just a few minutes after passing the start line. No, they…...
I flew an Airbus A350 flight simulator in wind and turbulence to see how pilots train for emergencies and rough landings
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1064+ words) It takes airline pilots years to go from their first discovery flight to sitting in the cockpit of a commercial jetliner " and even then, the training never stops. Much of a pilot's professional life is spent outside the cockpit in…...
Alysa Liu Is Skating Again, Her Way This Time
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1493+ words) It's easy to spot Alysa Liu. At the Milan-Cortina Olympics this week, during her group warm-up for the figure skating short program, her competitors wore invisible blinders as they focused on their jumps and spins. Liu, however, looked as if…...