Scott Douglas

When Elle St. Pierre lined up to defend her Millrose Games mile title in January 2022, she hadn’t raced since the Olympic 1500-meter final more than five months earlier. Yet she expected to win. And she did, running 4:19.30 to best a deep field by more than a second and a half.A big reason for St. Pierre’s confidence on race day was something that had happened eight days earlier: She had run a 1,000-meter time trial in 2:34, a time good enough to win many elite races at the distance. But it wasn…

As a member of the RunnersWorld+ community, you’re obviously interested in enjoying your running. Many of us find pushing ourselves in training and racing one great source of enjoyment, which is why once a month in our member newsletter we describe a hard workout that will be satisfying to do and that will improve your race-day performance. If—perish the thought!—you haven’t archived the workouts we recommended in 2023, no worries. Here they all are below. Why not save this page and give one of…

Vi allenate sempre ma non riuscite a migliorare nelle prestazioni, cosa fare ora? Succede spesso a tantissimi runner di non progredire e non abbattere più il proprio pb. La soluzione però potrebbe essere molto più semplice di quanto pensate.Oltre alla solita scheda settimanale, provate una volta ogni tanto questi 10 allenamenti. Potrebbero essere la soluzione che risolverà tutti i vostri problemi e vi permetterà di andare ancora più forte e veloce. Allenamento #1: 400 con riposo breveDove farlo:…

The U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials are usually straightforward—the top three women and men finishers constitute the U.S. team for that summer’s Olympic Marathon.That won’t be the case at the 2024 Trials, to be held on February 3 in Orlando, Florida. An intricate new system devised by World Athletics, the international governing body for track and field, means the United States is guaranteed only two men’s spots in the Olympic Marathon as of February 3. There’s also the possibility that one or more…

Conner Mantz, the fastest qualifier heading into the race, ran 2:09:05 to win the 2024 Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday. The 27-year-old Utah resident ran the entire race next to his training partner Clayton Young, who placed second in 2:09:06.Leonard Korir finished third in 2:09:57. Fourth at the Trials four years ago, Korir will leave Orlando not knowing whether he’ll run the Olympic Marathon in Paris in August. See below for a quick explanation of why. Zach Panning, wh…

Galen Rupp, the winner of the two previous Olympic Marathon Trials, placed 16th in 2:14:07 at today’s Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando, Florida.Rupp ran with the lead pack through 16 miles. But when Zach Panning upped the tempo with a 4:44 17th mile, Rupp couldn’t respond. An Olympic medalist on the track and in the marathon, Rupp, age 37, entered today’s race as a question mark. (He was the sole top qualifier to skip the pre-Trials press conference on Friday.) In 2022, he finished 19th at the…

The U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials are usually straightforward—the top three women and men finishers constitute the U.S. team for that summer’s Olympic Marathon.By now, you’ve probably heard that wasn’t the case on the men’s side at the 2024 Trials, held on February 3 in Orlando, Florida. Only two U.S. spots were guaranteed when the race started, for reasons explained below. Leonard Korir placed third in 2:09:57, an excellent time in a championship race on a warm, sunny day. But it’s also a time t…

The biggest question mark coming out of the Olympic Marathon Trials on February 3 was the fate of the third men’s finisher, Leonard Korir. Under complex rules devised by World Athletics to fill the 80 spots in the Olympic Marathon, U.S. men had secured only two spots in that August race at the start of the Trials. Because Korir finished third at the Trials in 2:09:57, slower than the 2:08:10 that would have automatically secured a third U.S. Olympic spot, he left Orlando unsure whether he would…

After threatening the course record for more than 20 miles, Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia slowed significantly over the final miles, but held on to win the pro men’s title at the 2024 Boston Marathon in 2:06:17.Mohamed Esa of Ethiopia moved from fourth to second over the final mile to claim the runner-up spot in 2:06:58. Evans Chebet, who won here the previous two years, placed third in 2:07:22.CJ Albertson was the first U.S. finisher, placing seventh in a personal best of 2:09:53. Albertson’s fine ru…

For the second time in the past week, the men’s winner at a World Marathon Majors crossed the line in survival mode. Six days ago, it was Sisay Lemma holding on to win Boston. This morning, it was Alexander Munyao in London. The Kenyan survived a strong move in the 18th mile to win in 2:04:01.Kenenisa Bekele, arguably the greatest male distance runner in history, placed second in 2:04:15, four seconds faster than the masters world record he set in Valencia last December. The 41-year-old Ethiopia…