Running Events and Routes

Start with the Spartan Sprint, a 5K with 20 obstacles. Here is what race day involves, how to train, and what to bring.

Spartan Race difficulty ranked Sprint to Ultra, with a practical 1 to 5 scale and a guide to the level that matches your fitness now.

White shirt, old shoes, sunglasses: the color run outfit that works, plus how to get the powder out of clothes, hair, and your car.

A growing directory of city running guides: the best routes, their distances and surfaces, and what to expect underfoot in an unfamiliar place.

The Paris 2024 marathon ran from the Hotel de Ville along the Seine into a six kilometer climb. Why the course was built for history, not for records.

Kelvin Kiptum’s 2:00:35 in Chicago 2023 took the world record. What the run meant, and where the record stands after his death in 2024.

Portable toilets, timing, and what to do when the next one is miles away. How marathon runners handle bathroom breaks without wrecking the race.

Fifteen running routes in Flagstaff, from Buffalo Park and the urban trail system to Mount Elden, with the terrain and difficulty of each.

Fifteen running trails in and around Santa Fe, from mountain paths to desert routes, with what each one offers and who it suits.

How many steps a marathon and a half marathon take, what changes the count, why runners track it, and the best ways to measure your own.