MapMyRun Articles
MAP MY RUN—In 1967, Americans were mostly on the same page that women couldn’t run a marathon. The patronizing consensus was that 26.2 miles was physically impossible for women to complete. It wasn’t until a...
MAP MY RUN—It turns out that carb-loading with a big bowl of pasta the night before an endurance event may not be the best fueling strategy. Zach Bitter prefers bacon pre- and post-race, and there’s...
MAP MY RUN—It’s one thing to sign up for a sprint or Olympic triathlon, and quite another to do an Ironman — let alone five Ironman-distance tris in five consecutive days. Everyone knows an Ironman,...
MAP MY RUN—By the time you need to schedule an MRI, you know you already have a problem. You’ve injured something — maybe your knee, ankle or shoulder. And now doctors need this scan to...
MAP MY RUN—There aren’t many downsides to riding a bike, but when the riding stops and the helmet comes off a potential downside becomes apparent: While we have a strict must-wear-a-helmet-while-riding policy, we have to...
MAP MY RUN—If you think you’re having trouble lacing up for a run today, imagine how KP Kelly is feeling right now. By his 77th consecutive marathon, when MapMyRun spoke to him, the 37-year-old, Ohio-native...
MAP MY RUN—Life is about balance — and this includes your workout. If you’re always going hard with heart-pumping, calorie-blasting HIIT classes, you might be neglecting a side of yourself that needs something more gentle,...
MAP MY RUN—So you might have overdone it last night. Whether you were celebrating spring break, Fat Tuesday or Thirsty Thursday, switching from beer to bourbon after midnight wasn’t the best idea in hindsight. While...
MAP MY RUN —When your day job requires you to hit death-defying speeds of up to 215 mph from behind the wheel, then flying down a mountain from the back of a saddle at 25...