Run Farther & Faster

From The Athletic: After breaking the men's mile world record, Josh Kerr reflected on his achievement and talked about how he temporarily lost his hearing during the feat. https://nyti.ms/4feTsKV

We’re so proud to coach so many incredible runners in their 60s and 70s who continue to set goals, train consistently, race hard, and inspire everyone around them.

Now we’re wondering…who’s going to be our first runner in their 80s?

These Runners Are Still Racing in Their 60s, 70s, and 80s. Here's Their Secret. They've slowed down—but they haven't stopped. Here's what veteran runners say it actually takes to keep racing for decades.

Huge congratulations to Rachel F. age 51, who raced a half marathon over the weekend as a tune-up before her goal marathon in September.

In November 2025 , Rachel, a five-time Boston Marathoner and Abbott World Marathon Majors Six-Star Finisher, underwent spinal fusion surgery. Three months later in February, after obtaining clearance from her physician and physical therapist, Rachel gradually added some cycling and walk/run intervals.

Rachel reached out to us in April with the goal of transitioning from walk/run intervals to training for an early fall marathon. We started working with Rachel in May and have been focusing on building her volume, along with strength training. To build her volume while avoiding injury, Rachel has been running her easy runs super easy and avoiding speed work for now.

Before race day in early September, we encouraged Rachel to run a tune-up race to assess her fitness and shake off any nerves from not racing in a while. We also wanted Rachel to practice her fueling in a race setting. Before race day, we did not give Rachel a pacing plan because she had not raced in quite some time. Instead we encouraged her to run by effort while focusing on fueling.

Amazingly, Rachel crossed the finish line in 1:38, won her age group, and ran a negative split...all in warm temps. In Rachel's words, "Pretty happy with this and definitely a confidence boost before my goal race!"

Mission accomplished!

Congratulations to Caitlin, who ran a 48 second PR at the Fort Bragg 5K in North Carolina in a time of 26:29! Caitlin impressively achieved this PR in sweltering temperatures. We are certain that she would have run even faster in cooler conditions. Caitlin is training for the TCS New York City Marathon and used this race as an opportunity to challenge herself in a race setting and assess her fitness during an extremely hot training cycle.

Like so many of our runners, Caitlin is building endurance by running her easy runs super easy in heat and humidity. Even though her training paces are slower in hotter temps, her 5K race pace is now faster than ever.

We started working with Caitlin in January 2026. Caitlin balances her training with her career as a nurse at a military hospital during which she is on her feet all day long.

Caitlin also listens to her body when she needs extra rest. Today, Caitlin's easy mileage, speed work, strength training, and fueling came together. We are so proud of Caitlin for her dedication and perseverance. Congratulations to Caitlin!

Britain's Josh Kerr has broken the men's mile world record at the London Diamond League, which had stood for 27 years.

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New episode! We know that so many of you are responsibly staying indoors and missing a long run today due to poor air quality. We know that feels unsettling as we runners are creatures of habit and dedicated to our schedules! We released a podcast episode today on this very topic. As we've been saying to our runners over the past few days, your long-term lung health is much more important than your training schedule.

And in solidarity of staying inside today…here’s the most awkward photo we’ve ever taken while indoors.

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/run-farther-faster-the-podcast-with-coaches-lisa/id1438350876?i=1000777318906

A demanding medical career, family challenges, and late-night treadmill miles didn’t stop this doctor from running her fastest marathon yet.

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A woman is in a medically induced coma after an e-bike rider struck her from behind, raising questions about safety on one of New York’s busiest running routes.

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The air quality is at a dangerous level for many in the Midwest and Northeast of the United States.

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Many folks are navigating poor air quality conditions this week. If the Air Quality Index (AQI) in your area is above 150, do not run outside. If you fall in the “sensitive group,” avoid running outside if the AQI is above 100.

If you need to miss your run because of the high AQI, and you don’t have access to a treadmill, that is okay.

Poor air quality: why running isn't worth the risk - Canadian Running Magazine On Wednesday morning, Toronto was ranked the world's most polluted major city due to severe wildfire smoke