Conventional wisdom holds that men run 10-12 percent faster than women regardless of the distance raced. But new research suggests that the between-sex performance gap is much narrower at shorter ...

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A new international research paper is challenging long-held beliefs about what makes the world's fastest sprinters so quick, offering fresh insights that could transform how Australia develops its ...

We all know when it comes to running, nothing brings more enjoyment than hitting a new PB; whether you’re shedding off a simple second, or a few, it can transform a good run into a great run. But as ...

Raise your hand if you hated doing suicide runs during basketball practice? How about the beep test during gym class? What about 100-meter rows during crew training? My hand is raised and it's raised ...

Marathoners generally don’t lose any sleep over how fast they can sprint, nor do they spend time developing their top-end speed. But Veronique Billat, a French exercise physiologist and author of The ...

At the international level of sport, even the smallest advantage can take an athlete from being a mere participant to a podium finisher. Consequently, athletes try to achieve that competitive edge ...

Background Various training programs aim to make athletes faster by using methods like sprinting with additional resistance. Given that sprint running is associated with a high risk of hamstring ...