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Endurance athlete Jack Kuenzle climbed and skied the volcano in just over an hour and a half

Last summer, Tiffany Thiele, a young rock climber from Reno, Nevada, took her life after posting a Facebook message claiming she’d been raped by a ski patroller. She left behind an unsolvable mystery about what really happened, along with urgent questions about whether more could have been done to heal her feelings of pain and distrust.

Scientists studying mice found that their competitive efforts depended on their social ranking rather than their strength or speed

To become one of those people who joyfully hikes, bikes, and skis in the nude, she’d have to train for it

For some pro runners, having the freedom to choose their footwear is worth more than a contract

The elite athlete opens up about the pressures to be light and fast—and her journey toward a healthier relationship with her body and performance

The Bowerman Track Club failed its own athletes by not being transparent about its relationship with the suspended star 

Despite years of research, the athletic potential of Montmorency cherries isn’t as sweet as it sounds

For the German climber and his family, life has changed dramatically over the past five weeks

Otherworldly talent has its own irresistible magnetism. We can’t help but be seduced.    

Drew Petersen seemed like just another free-spirited mountain dude. But the pain he was hiding nearly destroyed him.

Whether on the Olympic stage or the home hill, women on skis demonstrate what sportsmanship, bravery, and self-love could look like

Professional skier Markus Eder had a fantasy of an impossible descent. Then he got creative.

Vasu Sojitra lost his right leg as a baby, and Patrick Halgren lost his left at 23. When the two met and realized their feet were the same size, they've traded shoes ever since.

The young rock-climbing phenom, who got her start bouldering in Central Park as a kid, shares her favorite places in her home city for vintage clothes, vegan gelato, and indoor climbing

The world of fitness is always changing—for better and for worse. Here, we’ve focused on the bright side, spotlighting five faces in the health and wellness scene that are pushing for inclusivity, justice, and kindness, toppling old conventions to make their own.

The most dominant ski racer on the planet is constantly questioning her talents—which may be the secret of her greatness

Two-time Olympic medalist Nick Willis credits his longevity to residing in a college town. And not doing too many vomit-inducing workouts.

The 35-year-old made the switch after giving birth to her fourth child. Here’s what we can learn from her experience.

Four years ago, the Minnesota phenom won historic Olympic gold in cross-country skiing, alongside Kikkan Randall. She was just getting going.

Andrew Jackson reveals his favorite places to ride a bike, fuel up, and play in his home city

The unlikely new American record holder in the marathon believes her best racing days are still ahead of her

Whether you’re looking to take up classic skiing or skate skiing, the U.S. gold medalist has some advice for beginning one of the season's most fun and affordable sports

The 40-year-old’s stunning performance smashed two world records on Friday

A new way of classifying athletes aims to quantify the thresholds that distinguish recreational athletes from their trained, highly trained, and elite brethren

The Olympic medalist turned coach didn’t have time to fully prepare and almost burned out mid-quest. Here’s how she adapted and finished strong.

The latest “exercise in a bottle” study finds that plasma from exercising mice makes sedentary mice smarter. But don’t throw out your workout gear just yet.

This year’s predictions include fewer diets and a possible return of minimalist running shoes

Athletes like Mikaela Shiffrin have started adopting the training technique to increase endurance, muscle mass, and more

It’s been another challenging year, but some people thrive on adversity. Here are the athletes, activists, tree planters, chefs, filmmakers, and other disrupters who changed our world for the better in 2021. Plus: Meet Carissa Moore, surfing’s first female olympic gold medalist.

Glenn McConkey raised one of freeskiing’s greatest icons. Now a Utah estate lawyer has pleaded guilty to taking millions of her dollars.

The genes that make some people vulnerable to a fatal heart stoppage may be the same ones that give them an athletic edge, researchers suggest

While the benefit to giving elite women their own race seems obvious, the question of giving male marathoners a separate start is more contentious

A visit to Eliud Kipchoge’s Kenyan training camp reveals how he dominates the marathon world

A mathematical model explains how endurance and speed come together to determine who will win a last-lap sprint

In the second edition of the Max Vert October challenge, Christopher Fisher spent ten hours a day running up and down a mountain

When you spend your youth chasing highs, what comes next? 

As a city kid with a back condition, Maricela Rosales was an unlikely outdoor athlete. But scaling walls became her pathway to joy.

Six of the world’s leading climbers take on one of the world’s last great climbing frontiers: Queen Maud Land

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Israel Start-Up Nation owner Sylvan Adams and UCI played key roles in helping young Afghan women cyclists escape the clutches of the Taliban

The link between serious cycling and poor bone health is well established, but researchers are still debating what to do about it

A 31-year-old climber took a fatal fall earlier this month in Colorado’s Eldorado Canyon State Park

A short film explores the trials of a Team USA athlete struggling to overcome obstacles to compete at an elite level—and challenging our notions about what life as a quadriplegic can look like

The two climbing greats teach important things about footwork, climbing holds, and how to avoid being a gumby

Pawel Szafruga recently did the unthinkable by summiting all of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks in a single thru-hike. Will others follow?

Christopher Blevins became the first U.S. man since 1994 to win a round of the cross-country Mountain Bike World Cup

A new study investigates how different types of physical performance are affected by the time of day

The Prime X is banned for professional athletes, but that might be its main selling point

Williams is offering the biggest prize purse in U.S. cycling at a new criterium in Sacramento

A new study suggests that hydrogels enable you to down more carbs with less digestive distress, and race faster as a result.

An unnatural lack of fear, a high tolerance for suffering, and a healthy sense of humor. Just ask Cedar Wright.

As the Fifth Avenue Mile celebrates its 40-year anniversary on Sunday, here’s a look at the legacy of the race

Can mindful running make you faster—or at least happier?

For New Generation Track and Field, established media companies are too stuck in their ways

Regular exercisers drink more, a new study confirms, but are less likely to be problem drinkers

Get these six items to improve your sleep and wake up ready for anything

Supersapiens’s new continuous glucose monitor promises to help athletes manage their energy levels. But can it really stave off a bonk?

It’s not exactly fun in the moment, but after, you’ll say it was the best time you ever had

A long-running gym debate about whether to train each limb separately comes to the cycling world

In order to achieve his first UTMB win, the American ultrarunning star is taking a whole new approach: rest

Everything you need to know about the Collins Cup, who could win the first-ever event, how it works, and what the broadcast will look like

Endurance-science experts explain the world record holder’s incredible marathon dominance

Running nerds won’t learn anything new from ‘Kipchoge: The Last Milestone,’ but it’s still a feast for the eyes

For elite mountain athlete Hillary Allen, a near deadly fall was the start of a long, winding journey to find a new source of strength and purpose

A new study of Western States ultrarunners illustrates the power of looking beyond simple risk factors to predict injury

Katie Compton has said she never intentionally or knowingly took a banned substance after the USADA issued her a four-year ban

Daniel Pérez and the Sanba Cycling Team are proving that delivery workers, line cooks, and mechanics race bikes, too

The curious challenge of loving someone who’s always leaving you in the dust

The Tokyo Games reminded us why athletics remains the greatest show on earth

Scientists have been debating whether muscles contract more slowly as you age, but new data suggests the real problem is a loss of strength

After years of debate on the dangers of “too much exercise,” researchers sum up the state of current knowledge

Electric muscle stimulation claims to be a more efficient form of exercise. Here’s how it holds up.

Despite difficult conditions, the women’s sport-climbing finals produced a predictable result

No runner has ever won the 5,000-meter, 1,500-meter, and 10,000-meter treble at the same Olympics. But there have been other memorable distance triples and doubles.

We asked a handful of athletes competing in Tokyo in various sports to share how they fuel themselves

A lot of the world’s top climbers won’t be in the Olympics. Here’s why.

In what might be the first step toward an unprecedented triple, the Dutch runner won two races on the same day

“You always think you’ll save the ones you love when the moment comes. But he didn’t save her.”

At home with the successful young climbers and burgeoning social media stars