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CELEBRATING CHICAGO SPIRIT AT THE 2026 BANK OF AMERICA CHICAGO 13.1

The Mix • USEFUL (AND OCCASIONALLY ODD)ADVICE FROM PEOPLE WHO THINK ABOUT RUNNING WAY TOO MUCH

WHY WE KEEP RUNNING MARATHONS

THE FASTEST MARATHON SHOES OF 2026 (SO FAR)

HOW TINY WALK BREAKS GOT ME A SUB-3:00

SARA HALL’S PUMP-UP PLAYLIST

HOW TO HANDLE MIDRACE DISCOMFORT: THE WILLINGNESS HACK

BIB, CHECK. GELS, CHECK. TOOTHBRUSH, CHECK?

BRUSH AFTER A RUN? UH, YEAH.

I STARTED CARRYING A STRAW DURING MARATHONS. IT BECAME MY SECRET WEAPON.

WHAT I WISH I KNEW BEFORE MY FIRST MARATHON

WHAT ACTUALLY HOLDS YOU TOGETHER IN A MARATHON

HOW TO PLOT YOUR BEST MARATHON YEAR • Want to optimize next year for your best marathon ever? Here’s what your 2027 racing schedule should look like:

Field Test

WHY I ONLY WEAR 5" INSEAM RUNNING SHORTS

HOW THE POWERBEATS PRO 2 HOOKED ME ON HOOKED HEADPHONES

THE VALLON WATCHTOWERS ARE BUILT FOR BEAST MODE

NOT READY FOR COMPRESSION BUNS? TRY THE OISELLE DART SHORTS MINI INSTEAD

THE EVOLUTION OF DESLINDEN • As the legendary Boston Marathon champion and 50K world record holder makes the move into ultramarathons, what can she teach the rest of us about durability?

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A HERO • After losing his father on 9/11, Keith Palmer spent decades searching for a way to live with grief—and a legacy that seemed impossible to match.

BEING CONNER MANTZ • The gloriously mundane life of America’s fastest marathoner.

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