The current route of the Berlin Marathon, which starts and finishes at the Brandenburg Gate, has been in use since 1990. This change coincided with the reunification of Germany and allowed the marathon to become an event that symbolically united the eastern and...
FINAL RESULTS: Close finish for Berlin Marathon 2024 and a Tigst Ketema without competition The 2024 Berlin Marathon will take place on Sunday, September 29. Of course, this year, the race will also be broadcast on television in the German capital from 8:30...
For the 50th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, adidas has produced a special edition of two running shoes that are perfect companions for your 42.195 kilometers through the capital. The Adizero Adios Pro 3 carbon shoe is ideal for anyone who wants to chase their fastest times at...
While African runners dominate the headlines, Japanese running history is full of notable triumphs, especially in the grueling distances of marathons and ultras. From iconic figures like Toshihiko Seko, who dominated the 1980s with his record-breaking four Fukuoka...
Hypoxia in running is a condition that occurs when there is a decrease in the amount of oxygen available to the muscles during exercise. This situation can result from training at high altitudes with lower atmospheric pressure. Therefore, there is less oxygen in the...
It is usual for a routine training session to end up dull. Running every day on the same street or park and doing the same sessions is a sure way to get bored and increase the risk of quitting running. Add variety to your training as a runner. This means trying out...
If you train to improve your cardiorespiratory endurance, why don't we pay special attention to the respiratory muscles? Despite the scientific evidence on the effectiveness of specific training of the respiratory muscles to improve sports performance, few athletes...
Each runner sets very different goals for this distance. Some aim to complete the 15K, while others aim to achieve a specific time. In most cases, the individual's genetic conditioning, the current state of health, and, of course, the physical training they have...
The iconic New York Marathon will take runners, as usual, through the five boroughs of New York City. The first edition of this race took place in 1970 and had the participation of 127 runners who paid just $1 for their registration. Of those, only 55 crossed the...
Kathrine Switzer: A Woman Who Made History Women have always had to deal with multiple occupations and commitments. We are mothers, wives, professionals, workers, athletes, and many others. In case you don't know, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run a marathon...
Many people wonder if, when they reach a certain age, they can maintain the physical activity they had been doing up to that moment. While it is true that age does not represent an impediment to performing physical activities such as running and cycling, among others,...
A common mistake we make both when we start running and when we have been training for a while is to run at too fast a pace all the time. This is also frequent when we train with people who have been running longer than us and are used to training at a faster pace....
