Todays stories are from the first week of March!

1. The first Marathon Major of the year = Tokyo 2025.

https://www.olympics.com/en/news/tokyo-marathon-2025-results

Harry Style Runs a Marathon (Tokyo) and does very well.

https://www.nme.com/news/music/harry-styles-ran-the-tokyo-marathon-and-impressed-fans-with-finish-time-3843279

2. There is a growing debate about Bicarb use in Running (holy cow or holy crap)

https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/sodium-bicarbonate-triggers-online-debate/

There is a video link in link below (interview with Grant after the 5K where he noted that he did use Bicarb before each of the WR runs).

https://marathonhandbook.com/bicarb-becoming-the-most-used-legal-performancce-enhancing-supplement-among-runners/

3. Yarad Nuguse tries to take back his indoor mile WR at the BU Last Chance National Qualifier.

https://www.flotrack.org/events/12505224-2025-last-chance-national-qualifier-at-bu/videos?playing=13869701&limit=60

Running shoes for beginners

https://www.self.com/story/best-running-shoes-for-beginners

The secret to loners runs? Rice Cooker

https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a64018333/rice-cooker-for-fueling-your-runs/

Today we chat running news the week for Feb 22. We talk the on going struggle for safety as a female runner and we make plans to watch grand slam track!

The video US 1500M indoor championships, that highlights Shelby Houlihan's suspension.

https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=AwrhbyVoMb1nDgIAbqBXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzQEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Nj?p=US+indoor+track+championship+2025&fr=yfp-t-s#id=6&vid=cd90910ef32dcd3a2a2f7a09b67e1e1a&action=view

Kenya’s Brimin Kipkorir suspended after testing positive for banned substances

The Kenyan marathon runner Brimin Kipkorir has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for banned substances

Read in The Guardian: https://apple.news/A5VBEnw6RSUGSFr4hmSicYw

'Jeffing' is a training technique that will make your running easier – here's how to do it

Improve endurance and pace management with this run-walk-run approach

Read in Women’s Health UK: https://apple.news/AYtr77Op6Qi-RRrYGAznvgg

Check out the running news of the week Feb 15th.

Stories of the week are...

https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/nanjing25/news/news/world-record-recap-7-records-9-days

https://www.wsj.com/sports/olympics/indoor-mile-world-record-yared-nuguse-jakob-ingebrigtsen-7a67dfce?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1

https://marathonhandbook.com/bib-swapping-causes-chaos-at-2025-hong-kong-marathon/

https://www.thesportsexaminer.com/lane-one-the-build-up-for-noah-lyles-vs-tyreek-hill-has-started-is-hill-willing-to-race-at-a-real-football-distance/