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“It’s great that overall awareness of REDs has increased - but serious questions remain about how well this model addresses the triathlon community.”

Are you training too much? Mental health and endurance sport researcher Jill Colangelo breaks down a study on how endurance athletes misuse food and exercise.

Brazil’s recent triathlon boom has once again brought the sport to a reckoning with privilege and inequality - one that feels all too familiar to triathletes and race directors around the world.

In an era where everyone's a self-proclaimed expert, it's easier than ever to be misled by shoddy science. A professional skeptic (yes, that's a thing) shares how to spot scams and snake oil backed by "studies."

Exciting new research at the molecular level could one day yield a precise individualized prescription for your perfect training regimen. Elaine K. Howley dives into the fascinating field of omics.

Researchers look back on the lessons from 25 years of “live high, train low”

World Athletics looked into eight years of performance improvements, and some crazy statisticians from Cornell reviewed thousands of web photos — and they have numbers.

Runners who stopped their strength training retained the benefits for four weeks, and got faster.

Marathoners ran 1-2% faster in super shoes and women benefited more than men in analysis of four World Marathon Majors.

Not only does your brain sense when you’re dehydrated, it monitors what you drink and eat and adjusts your thirst immediately. Endurance athletes should pay attention.