The New York Times – Sports:
The agony of running ultramarathons is bearable, she discovered — even instructive, if you think about it the right way. And she learned how to win as few have ever won before.
Category: Running
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‘The Mountain Will Make Cowards Out of All of Us’
The New York Times – Sports:
Two former pro football players entered the Leadville Trail 100-mile race, a grueling slog over Colorado peaks. They were used to challenges, but this was a new kind of pain.
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Ser-Od Bat-Ochir of Mongolia Returns to the World Championship
The New York Times – Sports:
There is no one else quite like Ser-Od Bat-Ochir. The 41-year-old marathoner has represented Mongolia at every major competition since 2003.
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Yared Nuguse, World Championship 1,500-Meter Contender, Runs for Fun
The New York Times – Sports:
Yared Nuguse, a podium contender at the world championships in Budapest, will only run as long as it’s fun, but he also wouldn’t mind a trip to the Paris Olympics.
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Tom Courtney, Sprinter Who Lunged to Grab Olympic Gold, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Sports:
In 1956 in Melbourne, he was dueling with another American when an English runner burst toward the finish line. But Courtney had one last surge in him.
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Long-Distance Runner Alicia Monson Finds Time to Stand Still
The New York Times – Sports:
The American runner enters the preliminaries on Wednesday in the 5,000 meters at the world championships in Budapest amid a remarkable year.
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Sha’Carri Richardson Wins World Championship
The New York Times – Sports:
Richardson outran Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to take home her first major world championship title.
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A Track Mentality in the Boxing Ring
The New York Times – Sports:
Some of boxing’s most well-known fighters have been helped by Larry Wade, a strength and conditioning coach who was an elite hurdler.
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How Nonbinary Runner Nikki Hiltz Rose to the Top of Track
The New York Times – Sports:
The American middle distance runner who identifies as transgender and nonbinary gladly carries the weight of a country and a community into the world championships in Budapest.