World Championships Success Stories Could Take Track and Field to New Heights
With new young stars emerging and world records broken, the World Athletics Championships delivered excitement and action on American soil
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Brian Metzler
Brian Metzler was the founding editor of Trail Runner. He’s also the author of several books, including “Trail Running Illustrated: The Art of Running Free” (2021) and “Kicksology: The Hype, Science, Culture and Cool of Running Shoes” (2019).
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Czech Runner Dies from Falling During UTMB’s TDS Race in Chamonix
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Super Spikes Hit the Track in Tokyo
Super shoe tech has made its way to the track. Here’s a roundup of the foam-and-plate super spikes for racing 800m and longer that you may have saw on the feet of Olympians in Tokyo.
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