Hacker News with Generative AI: Running

The Great Barefoot Running Hysteria of 2010 (runningshoescore.com)
The year was 2010. “Ke$ha's Tik Tok” was topping the Billboard charts. Steve Jobs has just introduced a goofy new oversized iPhone called an “iPad”. And in running forums across the internet far and wide, hoards of enthusiasts preached the gospel of a new way of running: without shoes.

Running, History, Trends, Culture, 2010s

187 points by jonnycat 9 days ago | 203 comments

Strava bans user for running in North Korea (dcrainmaker.com)
On the list of quirky things, I didn’t have “Strava bans user for running in North Korea” on my bingo card today. But here we are. I’ve just spent the last hour going down the rabbit hole that is the Pyongyang Marathon (in North Korea), and it turns out – it’s a thing. As in, as thing that outsiders come and run. There’s even an official website for it. In fact, there’s been 31 editions of it.

Sports, North Korea, Social Media, Running

11 points by concerto 20 days ago | 1 comments

Strava Bans User for Running in North Korea (dcrainmaker.com)
On the list of quirky things, I didn’t have “Strava bans user for running in North Korea” on my bingo card today. But here we are. I’ve just spent the last hour going down the rabbit hole that is the Pyongyang Marathon (in North Korea), and it turns out – it’s a thing. As in, as thing that outsiders come and run. There’s even an official website for it. In fact, there’s been 31 editions of it.

North Korea, Running, Travel, Sports

13 points by djrobstep 21 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Visualising how elite distance runners train (enduranceviz.com)
A visualisation of elite runners' training metadata based on 2024 public Strava data.

Data Visualization, Running, Sports, Strava

7 points by danielcwq 37 days ago | 2 comments

Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo completes first ever sub-57 minute half marathon (cnn.com)

Sports, Running, Records, Uganda

171 points by mooreds 45 days ago | 149 comments

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 90 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 100 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 106 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 108 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 116 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 157 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 162 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 173 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 175 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 189 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 189 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 197 days ago | 14 comments

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

Show HN, Boston, Running, Predictions, Artificial Intelligence

44 points by tmulc 197 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 237 days ago | 180 comments

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

Biology, Running, Animals, Speed

67 points by fforflo 238 days ago | 62 comments

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

Running, Health, Recovery

3 points by mooreds 240 days ago | 1 comments

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

Olympics, History, Running, Sports

73 points by mkl 277 days ago | 27 comments

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