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What Murakami Understands About Running That Training Plans Ignore
Haruki Murakami has run almost daily since 1982. Here's what his running routine teaches about consistency and habit that 16-week training plans miss.
Telchatta Kumar
Why Kenya Keeps Producing the World's Fastest Runners
Why are Kenyan runners so fast? Not one magic gene, but altitude, childhood activity, running economy, culture and incentive. What the science shows.
Telchatta Kumar
What the Tarahumara Got Right About Endurance (and What We Invented)
Tarahumara endurance isn't a superpower. Learn what the Rarámuri really do – walk, run slow, run together – and which running myths we made up.
Telchatta Kumar
Humans Really Were Born to Run. Instagram Got the Shoes Part Wrong.
Humans were born to run: sweat, springy tendons, big glutes. But the "ditch your shoes" hype got it wrong. Here's what evolution science really says.
Telchatta Kumar
The World's Most Iconic Races, and Which One You Should Enter First
The world's most iconic races, from Boston and Berlin to Comrades and UTMB, plus an honest guide to which one you should enter first.
Telchatta Kumar