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10 articles on running, newest first. Every one is sourced and links to the calculator it applies to.
How Faith Kipyegon Trains (the 1500m Record-Holder From Kipchoge's Camp)
Faith Kipyegon holds the 1500m and mile world records, trains in Kipchoge's Kaptagat camp under Patrick Sang, and got faster after becoming a mother.
VDOT Explained: How Jack Daniels Turns One Race Into Every Training Pace
What VDOT is, how Jack Daniels' Running Formula turns one race into easy, marathon, threshold, interval and repetition paces, and where it misleads.
How Jakob Ingebrigtsen Trains (and What the Achilles Injury Exposed)
Ingebrigtsen's week: two double-threshold days, every rep capped by a lactate meter. The injury blind spot it missed, and the post-surgery comeback.
How Eliud Kipchoge Trains (and Why He's Still Out There at 41)
Kipchoge never runs a session flat out. The 80/50 week behind the greatest marathon career ever, and why it has him racing seven continents at 41.
How Cole Hocker Trains (One Engine, From the Mile to the 5000)
Cole Hocker is Olympic 1500m champion, world 5000m champion and the second-fastest indoor miler ever. How one number predicts your pace at every distance.
How Alex Yee Trains (the Runner Who Wins Triathlons)
Alex Yee won Olympic gold with the fastest run off the bike in the field. How he built a triathlon around that weapon, and how to pace a run on tired legs.
How Sifan Hassan Trains (One Engine, From 1500m to the Marathon)
Sifan Hassan medals from 1500m to the marathon. The range behind it, and how one race result predicts your time at every other distance.
How Josh Kerr Trains (and How He Finally Broke the Mile World Record)
Josh Kerr ran 3:42.66 on 18 July 2026 and ended a 27-year-old mile world record. The training and pacing behind Project 222.
How Nadia Battocletti Trains (Olympic Silver off 90km a Week)
Battocletti has Olympic and world 10,000m silver on 80 to 90km a week, coached by her father. The low-volume, cross-country-built system behind it.
How Gesa Krause Trains (a Third European Title, Eight Years Later)
Krause won European steeplechase gold at 34, eight years after her last one and three years after her daughter was born. The zone lesson inside.