While most runners set a goal to get faster, an even more pointed (and beneficial) objective is to improve your VO2 max. Not only does this metric—a measure of how much oxygen you can take in and use ...

Four-minute miles are almost routine. Middle schoolers are beating college runners. Inside the youth track boom that’s ...

The lessons we’ve fixated on from Norway’s world-beating endurance athletes mostly focus on, well, endurance training: double thresholds, lactate testing, VO2 max records, and so on. This is logical, ...

Since legendary coach Pat Henry arrived in College Station two decades ago, Texas A&M track & field has rewritten its record book more times than most programs do in a lifetime. National titles, ...

Jess Fullagar answers our call from Hong Kong, mid-way through a carefully planned stretch of racing and training as she builds toward a packed World Triathlon Championship Series calendar. It’s hot, ...

The world is in the midst of a sprint swimming renaissance. From the jaw-dropping world record of Cam McEvoy in the 50 freestyle to the continued impressive races of Indiana’s Van Mathias, we’re ...

Griffith University’s High Performance Hub on the Gold Coast will play an even greater role in Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic success, with the launch of a world-class elite gym completing the ...

Australian says he has ‘barely done much swimming’ since August Longstanding 50m splash and dash record broken last week in China Cameron McEvoy knew he was fast, but he surprised both himself and the ...

This course explores sprinting science research, providing insight into how muscular power, movement mechanics and physiological adaptations integrate to optimize an athlete's speed. Dr. Christine ...