The activity of certain neurons may influence our endurance for exercise, and these could be targeted to help us run faster ...

Aggie alumna Kim Conley (center) competed in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter events at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. New research supports the idea that humans have long used endurance running as a way ...

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The work reveals that the brain — in mice and, presumably, in humans — is actively involved in the development of endurance, the ability to get better at a physical activity with repeated practice, ...

Given the long distance of these competitions, ultra-endurance athletes have to think about food they can carry. There are ...

Professional ultramarathoner Tara Dower lived out of her Ford Transit van while training for last year’s Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run. The ultramarathon includes 33,197 feet of elevation gain, ...

Marathon running is a fascinating field within sports science, focusing on the physiological demands and adaptations required ...

There’s a lot you can do in 24 hours, but for nearly 100 runners in Myrtle Beach, that time was spent entirely on their feet.

Let’s travel back to the Paris Olympics—the women’s marathon event in particular. Twenty kilometers into the race, Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands was holding her pace and biding her time. “The moment ...

Endurance events are popular worldwide and have many health benefits. However, runners and Para athletes may sustain musculoskeletal injuries or experience other health consequences from endurance ...

The 2024 Summer Olympics are in full swing. One of the marquee events is of course the marathon, a grueling test of fitness and athleticism. When it comes to endurance running, humans are among the ...