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A collection of the year in running in 2025 that highlights the athletes, brands, shoes, performances, new talents, technology, comebacks, shocking moments and the departures from the sport.
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The Festival of Constant Velocity

Event after event, a mission of motion was the resounding theme that the outdoor season was already out of its own starting block at the L.A. Track Fest at UCLA’s Drake Stadium on May 23. Naturally, the meet drew vibrant crowd energy as some of the notables of the sport were broadcast by the announcer …

Behind the Mask of Wanamaker's Unveil

THE FULL FRAME

New winners were crowned in both men’s and women’s Wanamaker Mile races, but before the finish line tape was broken, the trophy found a small — but admiring — audience.

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Twin, You Ready? Rage, Sport and 'Is God Is'

Producer and writer Kishori Rajan, co-founder of Viva Maude alongside Tessa Thompson, joins the show to unpack the making of Is God Is, a genre-bending thriller that centers Black women, sisterhood and rage in ways Hollywood rarely does. This conversation covers a lot of ground and we get into how Rajan brought an ambitious creative …

The Style of Miles: Nick Arrington

Balancing style, work and miles are a daily part of a formula Nick Arrington has nearly mastered after running his first major in New York in 2018 and immediately realizing he was on a mission to conquer the biggest races on Earth. In April, he completed the London Marathon — his third Abbott Six Star …

A Minute With Joe Lee

Raising and maintaining high standards are expected when Joe Lee agrees to coach any athlete and after 13 years at Maryland's famed Bullis School, he knows what formula works before the first spike touches the track. Lee's mentorship has produced numerous standouts and Olympians like Masai Russell and teen phenom Quincy Wilson, whose prep career …

A Minute With: Nathan Martin

A dramatic win at the Los Angeles Marathon in March pushed Nathan Martin unexpectedly into the spotlight when he grabbed a last second victory in 2:11.16 — a moment that delivered one of the most exciting finishes of the year. Weeks removed from L.A., Martin found his way to Boston during marathon week and reflected …

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