Nothing stops a runner in their tracks like a throbbing knee or an aching shin. Most runners have experienced pain at one time or another, typically from trying to do too much without a proper training base. In the run-up to the TCS New York City Marathon on Nov. 3, we talked with Dr. Mark … Read more
Jennifer Brown, 42, vividly recalls being an overweight kid who couldn’t meet the physical fitness test of running a 15-minute mile in grade school. “I remember being the kid that would walk with the PE teacher because I just consistently said, ‘I can’t. There’s no way. I know I can’t run a mile in 15 … Read more
Iain Ward was told he’d be dead in a year — so why does he feel so alive? The 35-year-old fitness trainer, who’d worked a lifetime to keep trim and healthy, saw his world come crashing down after a shock diagnosis of terminal brain cancer in 2019. But instead of giving up, the grim news inspired … Read more
Last fall, my septuagenarian father touched the hearts of countless people and became a bit of a social media sensation when he was stopped on the street and interviewed about his fitness routine for the popular @BodyByMark. When asked for “the one key” to a long, healthy life, his kicker was gold: “Get up when … Read more
Hellen Obiri, the Kenyan distance runner and two-time Olympic silver medalist, will make history at the 2024 Paris Olympics — thanks to her shoes. Obiri will be sporting a new sneaker from sportswear company On, but it’s far from a typical sneaker. On’s Cloudboom Strike LS is spray-on footwear. “LS” stands for LightSpray, the trademarked … Read more
Mason Branstrator is going the distance — one way or the other. The young man, now 20, just completed his first marathon in a wheelchair three years after breaking his T-12 vertebra in a skiing accident that saw him paralyzed from the waist down. “I was going for an ordinary day of downhill skiing, but … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. The clock is ticking. Activewear brands are racing to make the best running shoes on the market. Days are getting longer, the weather is warming up, and marathon training season is in full blow. Olympic buzz has fueled … Read more
John Starbrook can’t be stopped. The Brit known as “The Legend” has run 52 marathons and works out at the gym six days a week — at 93 years old. “The spin classes get me moving,” Starbrook told The Guardian on Sunday. “And then, about 4 p.m. or 5 p.m., I go back to work … Read more
He crossed the finish wine. A wine merchant raised the bar for boozers and runners alike after blind tasting 25 glasses of vino during the London marathon — nearly one for each mile. The som-mile-ier’s running performance currently boasts 3.9 million views on TikTok. “I was totally exhausted, totally cooked, but it was just such … Read more
A UK mom who was reportedly told that her neck pain was caused by her poor posture as she breastfed her newborn discovered her symptoms were actually due to a brain tumor. Fiona Donald, 41, started experiencing pain in her neck the day after giving birth to her son, Ralph, who is now 6. The … Read more
A 4-year-old Welsh girl can’t smile, frown, raise her eyebrows or even blink — thanks to a very rare cranial nerve condition without a cure. Eva Hadley has been diagnosed with Moebius syndrome, which affects two to 20 newborns out of 1 million. The disorder is characterized by weakness or paralysis of the muscles that … Read more
She runs — but never from a challenge. A highly-decorated U.S. Army veteran whose life was irrevocably altered 13 years ago by a Taliban rocket blast, will be among the more than 25,000 runners in Sunday’s United Airlines NYC Half Marathon. In 2006, Gretchen Evans was a 46-year-old Command Sergeant Major with 27 years of … Read more
This New Yorker’s recovery should have been a marathon — but her resilience made it a sprint. Leanna Scaglione was once wheelchair-bound and is recovering from a brain surgery she underwent two-and-a-half months ago, but this Sunday, she’s taking to the streets to run the 2024 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon. “I just couldn’t see … Read more
Meet the only person on the planet to have completed a marathon on every continent dressed as — a piece of fruit. Sally Orange is famous for her running gear — “and has even met members of the Royal family whilst dressed in her fruity outfits.” An MBE, she has raised more than £800k ($1,007,848) … Read more
She’s a shoe-in. When When Mary Lynch, 25, runs her third New York City Marathon on Sunday, she’s hoping her $250 Hoka Rocket X2 super shoes will help propel to her first sub-3-hour finish. “I have never run a marathon in them,” Lynch, who works in finance and lives in Manhattan, told The Post. “You … Read more
They’re making art on the run. New Yorkers are combatting the drudgery of marathon conditioning — or simply keeping fit — by using some of their training trots to draw numbers, letters and icons with their routes on the popular app Strava, which tracks and shares routes for runners, walkers, hikers and bikers. The hashtag … Read more
It’s time for the annual ritual known as “spring forward, fall back.” This fall, daylight savings time (DST) officially ends at 2:00 a.m. on Nov. 5 — the same day as another annual ritual, the New York City Marathon. But there’s a growing awareness that DST is an antiquated relic from World War I, and … Read more
We’re approaching the five-borough behemoth that is the New York City Marathon next Sunday, and we’ve discovered that folks who can log 26.2 miles can teach us a thing or two about juggling personal and professional goals. Ahead, training lessons that translate to the boardroom or C-suite. Daryl Holman Jr.Holman Jr., 31, who resides in … Read more
Meet Keryl Rustin — a 74-year-old woman who is blind and who just competed in her second National Senior Games 5K run. The resident of Kearneysville, West Virginia, also ran the 2022 5K unassisted and unnoticed — but this year, things were different. On the rainy morning of July 9, Rustin ran the annual 5K … Read more
She’s putting her heart and sole into this race. Danielle Epstein, 32, says she is running the London Marathon on Sunday in honor of her ex-boyfriend — after leaving him because his cancer battle was “damaging” her mental health. Her ex, Jelle Fresen, was diagnosed in September with a rare and aggressive type of brain … Read more