Riley, toughened on 120-mile weeks and 18-mile progression runs in Boulder, kept telling himself during the Trials, "There's no next time."

The women's race was about working together, while the men's race was about fighting alone

Seidel, the former NCAA champion from Notre Dame, became the first American woman to earn an Olympic berth in her debut marathon, running the sixth-fastest time in Olympic Trials history.

As Abdi Abdirahman aimed to make his 5th Olympic Team, the 43-year-old talked about friends, aging, career perspective and his training in Ethiopia.

Approaching the Trials, as runners we’re more than fans, we’re part of the tribe.

From the first in 1968 to the most-recent in 2016, a half-dozen U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials have stood out—and provide lessons for every runner.

At the U.S. Olympic Trials, amateur runners have nothing to lose

NCAA DII Grand Valley State University is dominant in their division and produced a disproportionate number of runners going to Atlanta. Here’s how.

Six elite American runners share their training and strategy around a tune-up half marathon six weeks out from the marathon.

Olympic hopeful Becky Wade shares every mile of a week in her training, plus explains how each elements works in her training strategy.

Olympic hopeful Matt McDonald shares every mile of a week in his training, plus perspectives on balancing running and doctoral studies.

Olympic marathoner Jared Ward shares every mile, every split of a week in his training, plus his marathon training insights.

With over 1,300 feet of climbing, the race will favor "grinders"

The Games have always been political. That's a given. But is the IOC also trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist?

A new court ruling says the Swiss-based organization must answer accusations of exploiting athletes and operating a global monopoly

Mark your calendar: it's time to do or see something big next year. Here's how to pull it off.

Everett Hackett is looking for a last-minute Olympic Trials qualifier, bringing new shoes and new training approaches to the California International Marathon.

The fastest woman on skis isn't slowing down

After a career that brought numerous national titles and American records, she will continue on as a professional coach for the Bowerman Track Club

Runners seeking records have always turned to pacers and fast shoes. A veteran observer of the sport offers perspective on last weekend’s marathon fireworks.

The online-cycling game has some big goals, and with the announcement of a UCI e-sports world championship, it just notched an important milestone

As John Carlos and Tommie Smith are about to be inducted in the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, others face punishment for similar acts.

This weekend's Road World Championships may be your last shot for a while to see Chloé Dygert Owen and Mathieu van der Poel animate the peloton. Don't miss it.

The newest sub-13:00 5K runner talks about how and why the Portland race happened, his teammates, his training, and how he handles critics.

Following months of uncertainty, the most exciting marathon on U.S. soil has been upgraded to “Gold Label” status. Here’s what that means. 

And he shows no signs of stopping

Staying healthy is crucial to athletic performance, and a new analysis from the 2018 Olympics suggests some surprising defensive tactics.

A promise of sustainability helped the bid from Cortina-Milan beat out Stockholm for the right to host the Games

Switzerland’s supreme court has suspended the IAAF’s testosterone regulations

Alysia Montaño’s story is yet another reminder of how contracted endurance athletes often have to choose between having a career and a life

Unsponsored marathoner Lindsay Flanagan, Olympic standard in hand, balances coaching other athletes with her own training.

Professional boxing has been illegal in Cuba for more than 50 years. That hasn't stopped the country from producing the best fighters in the world.

Dathan Ritzenhein gives us a personal look at what went right—and wrong—at the 2019 Boston Marathon and shares advice on recovery, evaluation and forging forward.

Are you curious about what Olympic climbing will look like in 2020? We are, too. Here's what you should know before it all begins.

A recent World Cup in Denver blew all expectations and leads the way toward the 2026 Winter Games

The IAAF’s decision to phase out the 5k isn’t necessarily bad, and the pro running landscape needs to evolve all around.

Johnny Gregorek talks about being in a world record race, taking down his father's mile mark, and his positive views on the new Olympic standards.

The new running standards are ridiculously complex. Here's what that means.

Including, but not limited to, films on taxidermists, Olympians, and one very scary night for a park ranger

What’s worse than missing a world record by one-hundredth of a second?

Keflezighi talks about his career and his new book, which offers 26 takeaways for running 26.2 miles.

2019 has already been an eventful year in doping news. If the Olympics don’t care about clean athletes, why should we care about the Olympics?

More fat shoes, farewell to Flanagan, and the continued dominance of Kipchoge

How halfpipe skier Cassie Sharpe stays on top after winning Olympic gold

You don't have to be an Olympic-caliber athlete to ski with one

Physiologist Alena Grabowski is studying whether prostheses give athletes a competitive advantage

After years of being the bad guy, athletics’ international governing body is in a unique position to defend what’s right.

With climbing making its debut in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Adam Ondra is training for his first gold medal.

Elite athletes are turning up the thermostat in pursuit of an edge

With two years until the Tokyo Olympics, organizers are preparing for what could be a brutally warm race

The pro runner suffered an injury in the middle of the Olympics. Here's how she plotted her comeback.

Wilma Rudolph won three Olympic golds and was among the first athletes to use her celebrity to fight for civil rights

The Olympic runner, poet, and filmmaker on how she does it all, with unmistakable style

The Olympian and filmmaker connects with people in ways that other athletes can't. We asked her why.

At 43, the five-time Olympian seems indestructible

Over the past three decades, Nancy Hogshead-Makar has established a reputation as the leading attorney and champion for young athletes filing sex-abuse lawsuits. Now the former Olympic swimmer faces her biggest challenge yet: making sure #metoo's impact is permanent.

For the first time, the International Olympic Committee is researching what it takes for new moms to return to high-level competition

International federations are putting quotas and policies in place to encourage gender parity at the highest levels. How much change will come of it? 

It's not about training regimens or dietary dogma—it's about community

Now that it's all over, gold medalist Kikkan Randall gives us an inside look at the games' HQ

We must resolve the sexism ingrained in cycling—starting with ditching the outdated practice of flanking successful male athletes with scantily clad women

The USOC has failed to do enough to protect American athletes from abuse for years. Getting rid of its chief executive won't do anything to solve the problem.

Americans didn't crush it in Pyeongchang, but medal-counting haters need to shut it. Let me explain.

Sports psychologists weigh in on the challenges of being among the best in the world

Honoring the athletes, moments, and Twitter accounts who really deserved to take home the gold this year

As a fellow Asian-American female rider, following her career over the past few years has been an exhilarating ride

And not just in the medal count (though we did own the medal count)

Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall’s Olympic victory is a win for everyone

At 33 years old, she became the oldest woman to medal in alpine skiing—thanks to smart, restrained racing

Athletes have been shattering "expert" forecasts for the ultimate limits of our species for more than a century

There isn’t one, of course. But what would it take?

Even superstar Olympians need some help staying fresh through the competition

The sudden, joyful rise of America's cross-country squad makes you wonder: Is happy faster than angry?

There were a lot of mistakes in that recent story. Let’s set the record straight.

Erin Jackson is the latest Olympic athlete to join the two-decade tradition 

Ralph Lauren designed Team U.S.A.'s uniforms, but a pair of leather, tasseled gloves bear resemblance to those made by a small company from Colorado

Yes, curling makes the list. And no, we're not biased at all.

The decorated skier talks productivity and good habits as he prepares to defend his gold medal in Pyeongchang and enters his 12th year running his eyewear company

Just in time for the Olympics

Why this year’s Games are poised to be America’s most monumental yet