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May Running Mix: The Best Songs to Add to Your Run Playlist According to A Music Critic

From reggaeton to classical soul, this playlist is stacked with a wide variety of good running songs for those who want to explore new music.

Mar 31, 2025

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The Secret Behind Super Shoe Speed? It’s Not Just the Carbon-Fiber Plate

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Pain Is Her Superpower

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Running Was His Life. Then Came Putin’s War.

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The Short Creek Running Club

a runner since her freshman year of high school, lilibet snellings kyte, 41, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis about five years ago now instead of marathon finishes and record times, she sees the victory as simply running, putting one foot in front of the other, regardless of for how long or how far and the best days are usually when her son peter kyte jr, 8, is out there with her, cheering her on with words of encouragement photo by melissa lyttle

Running With MS

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This Runner Has a Goal of 100 Endurance Races

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Training Is Better When You Have a Best Friend

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ESPN’s Ari Chambers Nurtures a Love for Running

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Despite MS, I Plan to Complete the World Majors

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Mar 31, 2025

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You Keep the Change, I’ll Take the Hardware

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The Incandescent Rise of Sofia Camacho

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By Ashley Mateo

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The Obsession With Ending Runs in a Round Number

By Heather Mayer Irvine

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In Defense of the Word “Jogger”

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Marathoner Biya Simbassa Signs With Asics

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Does Running Help or Hurt Hot Flashes?

by Rozalynn S. Frazier

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After Recovering from a Coma, He Ran a Half

By Farouk Gomati, as told to Emily Shiffer

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She Crawled a Half Marathon Around a Track

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How Running Helps This CEO Lead Verizon

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By Sarah Lorge Butler