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What does the popularity of a zombie-themed obstacle race say about American society?

Like many fanatical sports, ultrarunning comes with its own set of vocabulary. Though it's nothing compared to baseball, here are a few words and phrases from the ultrarunner's lexicon.

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When it comes to the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, one of the world's most grueling footraces, they say you should always expect the unexpected. And, this year, that couldn't have been more true.

Meaghen Brown is in France, reporting from one of the world's most grueling footraces

I'm experiencing knee pain as I start to up my mileage. Can I put on a brace and keep running?

I was reading Running USA’s statistics about marathoning and saw that the number of finishers didn’t increase nearly as much from 2010 to 2011 as it did in previous years. Is that a sign that the marathon boom is coming to an end?

There's a reason you haven't heard of Dawn Harper or Kellie Wells, and it has something to do with the color of their skin

It seems like when the Olympic athletes aren’t racing, they’re all listening to music. Do they do it to drown out the crowd, or does listening to music make them faster?

The five things you should know if you were only going to know five things about August 8, 2012, at the Olympics.