Bill Rogers wins the 1980 Boston Marathon

Experiencing the Boston Marathon from the Press Truck

I was born in a hospital about a mile from the Boston Marathon finish line, which I like to think gave me an early and permanent claim on the event, though I am sure the Boston Athletic Association has never recognized birthplace as a credential. By the time I got to high school and started running cross country and track, I had also started ...
A man runs at night along a lone road, overtraining

Overtraining: When You’re Doing too Much & How to Recover Without Losing Fitness

You’ve been so consistent. You’re hitting more sessions, adding extra miles, sneaking in bonus sets, and basically doing everything fitness culture tells you to do. And then it happens. Because fitness culture won't tell you about that one silent performance killer: overtraining. It affects about 10% of athletes undergoing intensive ...
Two runners laugh as they celebrate the end of their 5k

5 Cool Facts About the 5K to Bring to Your Next Race

Before every race, there's always that weird little window of time where everyone is standing around near the start area, pretending they’re chill, while secretly thinking about when they last used the bathroom. Have you ever thought it would be nice to have something to say about the distance you all are about to take on? Tons of people ...
Bay Bridge Art Lights at Night

The Bay Lights Come Back to Life on Bay Bridge | Scott Benbow’s City Guide

Picture this: you’re in your starting corral at the San Francisco Marathon in July. You have trained well, but you’re nervous. It’s cold, dark, and very early in the morning. This year, you’ll have a massive piece of art to distract you from your pre-race jitters. Affixed to vertical wires on the Bay Bridge, you’ll see a spectacular ...
Trail and ultramarathon running in the desert

Intro to Ultras: What You Need to Know to Venture Beyond 26.2 (A Complete Guide)

So you finished a marathon and now your brain has started whispering: What if I just… kept going? Or maybe you haven't even run the fabled 26.2 (yet) and you already know that it can never satisfy your cravings for new challenges. Or maybe you happened upon a weird documentary one day without knowing that trail and ultra running exists, ...
A runner is completing the long run with mountains in the background. But "what if I can't do my long run?"

Avoid Chafing, Save Your Run!

Chafing is one of those running problems nobody really posts about, but almost everyone deals with at some point. Sometimes, it’s not just annoying because it can turn a great run into a painful shuffle. In its more severe form, it can also be race-ending. The good news is that chafing can be mostly preventable once you understand what ...
P-Lo with a medal after the San Francisco Marathon

P-Lo at the San Francisco Marathon: What Is It Like to Run the Race?

You might ask if P-Lo, a prominent Filipino-American rapper, producer, and songwriter from Pinole, California, ever sleeps. He's known as a leading figure in modern Bay Area hip-hop, is mostly self-produced, and also produces for other artists like Yo Gotti, Wiz Khalifa, and Chris Brown. As a co-founder of the Heartbreak Gang, he helped bring ...
Golden Gate Bridge, blue skies, and lupies flowering in the forgreound.Run in SF.

Pedestrian Day to Marathon Day on the Golden Gate Bridge | Scott Benbow’s City Guide

Before you ever think about cars, tollbooths, or traffic reports, it helps to remember what the Golden Gate Bridge really is: a ribbon of steel stretched across one of the most dramatic entrances to any city on earth. For San Francisco Marathon runners, it is also the moment the race turns cinematic. You are running on a living landmark of ...
A runner with a missing toenail checks on her foot

Lost a Toenail? Healing Timeline, Care Tips & When to See a Doctor | Foot Clinic

If you’re a runner currently staring at a toe with a missing toenail, welcome to a very weird club. Yes, it's a club, because despite most of us doing what we can to prevent it, it’s a surprisingly common thing. Congrats, here's a tub of Neosporin. Written & edited by Pavlína Marek Now, don't go telling your toenails off for ...
A couple training together, keeping the intimacy alive through training together

Keep Intimacy Alive During Marathon Training and Finish the Race Together!

Marathon training changes the rhythm of a relationship, and partners notice it quickly. The early alarms, the long weekend miles, the meal planning, the foam roller that somehow becomes a centerpiece of the living room. This is all part of the process, and watching someone chase a goal that big is inspiring. The part people talk about less ...