There is a mathematics book from the 19th century that proves all Euclidean theorems using shapes and colours as nouns. Running on the rain is an exercise on visual rhetoric.
The question itself is a popular saying that states that if you run under the rain you will get more wet than if you walk. This […]

An ultramarathon (also called ultra distance) is any sporting event involving running longer than the traditional marathon length of 42.195 kilometers (26.21875 miles, 46,145 yards).
There are two general types of ultramarathon events: those that cover a specified distance, and events that take place during specified time (with the winner covering the most distance in that […]

The ocean breeze sifts through her hair as she glides, staring at the setting sun. She watches the clouds and their visual sensations. They are fire with dark smoke, yet, motionless, like a candle behind a window. From behind, the summit stares with her each mile, crying tears of snow into the […]

by Mary Desaulniers
It is a simple question from a seven year old that starts me on a life review. ”Why do you run?” she asks when I stop for lemonade at her make-shift stand, the one sporting a sign that warms my heart: ” lemonaid 10 cents.”
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by Lisa Donchak
Just for a moment, imagine how difficult it is to run a mile. Now imagine running a mile in 120 degrees. Now imagine running it uphill. Now imagine doing it 135 times in a row without sleeping. Each year, about 90 runners line up to see if they have what it takes to […]

Fancy-dress runners in training are like baby pigeons: you know they exist but you never see them. Then a big race such as the Flora London Marathon arrives and you find yourself lining up at the start next to Batman, a hotdog, Minnie Mouse and a giant banana.
A pair of shorts and a vest might […]

by Casey McGuire
“This is my run. Though I have many like it, this is mine today. May my legs guide me with strength. May I guide them with courage. Together, may this run be perfect. I will charge up hills and ascend them steadily. I will race down them, […]

by Yvonne Zacharias
About eight years ago, Ray Zahab was a 31-year-old guy with a pack-a-day smoking habit. Sometimes two packs. He had grown up but never outgrown his partying ways. “I was sick of how I felt. I felt physically terrible. I felt mentally terrible. I felt out of control. I felt like, ‘Where the […]

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Faced with an epic challenge, three runners have put their lives on the line to make a difference. They crossed the Sahara to tell the world the story of its people. Here are their stories.
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by Gene Thibeault
“When you’re lost on the trail with the speed of a snail
And defeat looks you straight in the eye
And you’re needing to sit, your whole being says quit
You’re certain it’s your time to die.
But the code of the trail is “move forward don’t fail”
Though your knees and ego are scarred.
All the swelling and […]