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The first official IKEA Marathon runs Dec 13 inside IKEA Croydon. 100 places, a 6pm start, a six-hour cutoff, and a medal you assemble yourself.

10 races, four new cities, and Anaheim returns Dec 4 to 6. The full North America schedule.

The Endorphin Elite 3, a plateless Puma at $150, and why plateless super trainers are the trend.

Africa's first Abbott World Marathon Major joins the series May 23, 2027. What it does to the star chase.

A half in December, something shorter in November, or HYROX San Diego in May. The SoCal races still open this year, with the weeks you have left and how I'm choosing mine

Running intervals or lifting first? Compare the Pro and Dropset 4 with sourced specs, fit notes, and recommendations for the week you actually train.

Kejelcha ran 56:51 in Buenos Aires, 29 seconds off the record and the first man under 57 minutes in a race that counts. The splits, the pace, and the asterisk on Kiplimo's 56:42.

One hard session a day, 48 hours between your hardest run and heaviest leg day. The hybrid week that holds up around a job, plus the two-a-day trap that breaks people.

Race numbers passed 2019, run clubs jumped 59%, London took 1.1M applications. The stats behind the boom and what changed after 2024.

You can still join a run club. What no-drop and all paces welcome actually mean at your first group run.

Best open entry races in California and the US. All certified. No qualifier needed.