Hacker News with Generative AI: Running

A Canadian Ultrarunner Was Arrested in India for Carrying a Garmin InReach (outsideonline.com)
In early December, a Canadian trail runner named Tina Lewis was two months into her extended trip to India when she ran into legal trouble due to her backcountry GPS communication device.

Adventure Travel, Running, Technology, India, Legal Issues

8 points by ortusdux 16 days ago | 0 comments

Ugandan runner due to arrive in London after 516 days, 7,700 miles on the road (theguardian.com)
A Ugandan athlete who arrives in London this weekend after running 7,730 miles (12,440km) from South Africa to raise awareness about racism has revealed he suffered repeated abuse on reaching Europe.

Running, Africa, Racism, Endurance, Human Interest

278 points by thunderbong 26 days ago | 165 comments

Show HN: Marathon Cope 2024 – Your peak fitness, whether or not you ran it (getfast.ai)
Your peak marathon fitness, whether or not you ran it, in 2024.

Fitness, Running, Health, AI, Show HN

14 points by tmulc 32 days ago | 12 comments

Effects of step rate manipulation on joint mechanics during running (2011) (nlm.nih.gov)

Biomechanics, Running, Health, Exercise, Research

4 points by bookofjoe 33 days ago | 1 comments

Show HN: Run10K Trainer – Personalized Training Running Plans for Your 10K Race (run10ktrainer.com)

Running, Fitness, Training, Software, Health

8 points by alexdevcodes 41 days ago | 15 comments

A day and night running round a track (bbc.co.uk)
It is midnight in central London and the rain is bouncing off the ground.

Sports, Running, London

32 points by HansardExpert 83 days ago | 13 comments

A Physicist Reveals Why You Should Run in the Rain (sciencealert.com)
We've all been there – caught outside without an umbrella as the sky opens up. Whether it's a light drizzle or a heavy downpour, instinct tells us that running will minimise how wet we get. But is that really true? Let's take a scientific look at this common dilemma.

Physics, Weather, Running

18 points by Brajeshwar 88 days ago | 20 comments

'Shoe doping' changed marathon times in ways we still don't understand (nytimes.com)
Five years ago today, in a park in Vienna, Eliud Kipchoge ran the most significant marathon ever.

Sports, Running, Doping, Science

57 points by cainxinth 98 days ago | 86 comments

A 24-hour party of pain – a day and night running round a track (bbc.co.uk)
It is midnight in central London and the rain is bouncing off the ground.

Endurance Sports, Running, Events

3 points by 6LLvveMx2koXfwn 100 days ago | 1 comments

The Paradox of the Distance Runner (newrepublic.com)
Distance runners are particularly tantalizing cultural figures because they do something utterly natural—bipedal motion is a crucial component of human evolution—but they do it in a way that strikes us as superhuman.

Sports, Running, Philosophy, Culture

34 points by Thevet 114 days ago | 34 comments

'I'm motivated by the puzzle': how Courtney Dauwalter became ultrarunning's GOAT (theguardian.com)
In 2023, Courtney Dauwalter became the first person, male or female, to win the Triple Crown, the three most iconic 100-mile races in the world, in a single season.

Sports, Ultramarathon, Running, Achievement

4 points by mellosouls 115 days ago | 0 comments

The Norwegian model of training to run (mariusbakken.com)
The history of Norwegian runners using lactate meters to control running intensity dates back to 1998 when the Norwegian Athletics Federation together with Olympiatoppen/OLT initiated a project to monitor the training of the top runners in Norway.

Sports, Running, Norway, History

50 points by sebg 122 days ago | 14 comments

Show HN: Will I run Boston 2025? (getfast.ai)

Show HN, Boston, Running, Predictions, Artificial Intelligence

44 points by tmulc 122 days ago | 46 comments

Is running a more efficient way to travel than walking? (joehxblog.com)

Running, Walking, Exercise, Efficiency, Transportation

120 points by freediver 162 days ago | 180 comments

Limits to running speed in dogs, horses and human (biologists.com)

Biology, Running, Animals, Speed

67 points by fforflo 164 days ago | 62 comments

How to run 314 miles after a traumatic brain injury (longreads.com)

Running, Health, Recovery

3 points by mooreds 165 days ago | 1 comments

The 1904 Olympic Marathon (2012) (smithsonianmag.com)

Olympics, History, Running, Sports

73 points by mkl 202 days ago | 27 comments

At 15, Darlene Stubbs left a polygamous cult, found a new life through running (runnersworld.com)