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A special education teacher who ran her first race at age 30 just shattered the women's six-day running world record by covering 636 miles. Megan Eckert beat every man in the race by more than 50 miles.
Air Force Captain Hanna Born, rescued from a Pentagon daycare on 9/11 as a toddler, is running 2,977 miles in 2025—one mile for each person lost that day. She speaks each victim's name aloud during her journey to ensure their legacies live on.
Tamara Scott went from marathon training to battling triple-negative breast cancer, and now she's crossing finish lines again. This May, she'll run Philadelphia's Broad Street Run as a powerful symbol of recovery.
Stephen Biebelhausen broke the Guinness World Record for fastest stroller mile after running 4:17 with his daughter Blake at a Cleveland race. He'd done just one stroller-specific speed workout before shattering the previous record by nine seconds.
A 16-year-old from New Zealand just shattered the world record for the fastest indoor mile ever run by someone under 18, clocking 3:48.88 while still jet-lagged. Even more impressive? He says he can go faster.
An emergency room doctor in Cleveland just shattered a world record by running a mile in 4 minutes and 17 seconds while pushing his baby daughter in a stroller. The feat beat the previous record by nearly 10 seconds and gave his daughter Blake an unforgettable first race experience.
New Zealand teen Sam Ruthe just broke the under-18 indoor mile world record, and his family tree reads like a track and field hall of fame. With Olympic medalists for grandparents and national champions as parents, he's proving that sometimes extraordinary talent really does run in the family.
A 22-year-old English cricketer just ran 62 miles in full cricket gear to break a world record and raised nearly $10,000 for cancer research. Sam Bodoano completed the grueling journey from London's iconic Lord's Cricket Ground to his local club, bowling the opening delivery to his father after 14 hours of running.
A former college runner just shattered the world record for fastest mile with a stroller, clocking 4 minutes and 17 seconds while pushing his daughter across a Cleveland bridge. He wasn't even planning to break the record that day.
A Scottish construction company just donated £10,000 to help 15 runners tackle a grueling 400-mile journey from Glasgow to London for Comic Relief. The local business is backing their neighbors from Bravehearts Boxing Gym as they prepare to run the equivalent of more than 15 marathons in just 10 days.
MIT researchers developed a running shoe that customizes itself to your unique running style through a clever physics trick. The shoe gets more comfortable with every step you take, bringing elite athlete performance to everyone.
Olivia Mannion is celebrating her 30th birthday by running 30 miles to send young cancer survivors to a life-changing conference. An anonymous donor is matching donations up to $2,500, meaning two survivors could attend CancerCon.
A New Mexico middle school teacher just ran 636 miles without stopping for six days straight, breaking her own world record and cementing her place as one of the greatest endurance athletes ever. Megan Eckert barely slept, maintained an incredible pace, and became the first woman to cross 1,000 kilometers.
A Staten Island father is leading 15 runners through 80 miles of Arizona desert to fund a cure for the disease affecting his 16-year-old son. JAR of Hope has taken teams around the world to raise money for Duchenne muscular dystrophy research.
A fully autonomous truck just delivered real cargo 230 miles from Houston to Dallas with nobody inside, no remote operator, and no backup driver. This wasn't a test run but an actual commercial delivery that made money.
A New Mexico middle school teacher just ran 636 miles in six days, shattering multiple world records while averaging 106 miles per day. Megan Eckert balanced her teaching career with ultrarunning to become the overall champion at a global competition in Hungary.
A middle school math teacher from New Mexico just ran 636 miles in six days, shattering both the women's world record and the American men's record. Megan Eckert completed 1,140 laps around a half-mile track in Hungary while most teachers were settling into their fall routines.
British runner Josh Kerr just shattered the world's oldest distance running record, running a mile in 3:42.66 wearing a shoe built specifically for his stride. The breakthrough came after Brooks spent over a year engineering the perfect spike using computer modeling that didn't exist when the record was set in 1999.
World champion runner Josh Kerr will attempt to break the mile world record that's stood for 27 years at London's Diamond League on July 18. The British star and his sponsor Brooks are calling it "Project 222" after his goal of running 222 seconds (3:42).
A middle school math teacher from Santa Fe just ran farther in six days than any woman in history, becoming the first to break 1,000 kilometers and beating every man in the race. Megan Eckert covered 636 miles around a lakeside loop in Hungary, finishing more than 50 miles ahead of her nearest competitor.
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