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1 day ago · The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship-level events. The race consists of 25 laps around an Olympic-sized track.
16 hours ago · In November 2019, World Athletics (WA; formerly IAAF) also deleted several long-distance events (track distances of 20,000 metres, 25,000 metres and 30,000 metres and road distances of 15 km, 20 km, 25 km and 30 km) from the world record books.
5 days ago · Ly is just one of many people around the world who have been getting into long-distance running in recent years. On Strava — a social media-like app to track exercise — there was a 20% increase in marathon runners in 2023 over the previous year. Despite the suffering, Ly said, he was hooked.
5 days ago · Indeed, one study shows that long-distance running in particular increases biological markers of bone formation. Because of these and related benefits, "running can reduce your risk of developing ...
16 hours ago · Initially, some anthropologists believed that running long distances in pursuit of game would have been taxing to the human body and not worth the trouble. A more slow paced pursuit was believed ...
1 day ago · At some point, most runners take on a 5K.And for good reason: Beginners benefit from a relatively low-stress first race, while long-distance runners can turn to this 3.1-mile event to build speed ...
5 days ago · Your long run is a weekly distance run that builds up your endurance to prepare for running a half marathon. Usually, long runs range in distance from a minimum of 4 or 5 miles up to 12 or 13 miles for the final long run before race day. Your exact long-run distances will build gradually over time and depend on your fitness level and training plan.
