Even the most elite endurance athletes can’t outrun biology. A new study finds that humans hit a metabolic ceiling at about 2.5 times their resting energy burn. When ultra-runners take on races that ...

Scientists tracked 14 elite endurance athletes for a year and found a metabolic ceiling: no one sustained more than 2.5× ...

A boundary is emerging for the most seasoned endurance athletes. Beyond apparent performances and records, their bodies seem ...

Scientists have long hypothesized about a theoretical limit to human energy use. The research, published today in Current ...

Increasing your stamina benefits you long after you complete your last rep or final mile, too. In fact, maintaining endurance ...

Individual athletes ran an average of 4,000 miles over a year to help define the human body's limit for energy expenditure ...

Joe Goodkin, a full-time musician and ultra-endurance runner, is preparing for his first 100-mile race, the Tunnel Hill Ultra ...

If you want to avoid hitting the wall, take a look at your nutrition, training, and race plan.

When ultra-runners lace up for races that stretch hundreds of miles and days, they're not merely testing their mental grit ...

It” is a supplement called Nomio, a concentrated shot extracted from broccoli sprouts that has emerged as the hottest new ...

CHARLOTTE — The second annual Meck Mile is set for this Saturday in Uptown. Runners of all skill levels will take part, and one group will raise money for those affected by Hurricane Helene in ...

It’s hard to say what the average weekend warrior can take from a study of ultra-athletes who ran thousands of miles in a European foot race — aside from inspiration and a sense of awe. But for those ...