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Whether or not you understand your loved one’s desire to wake up before sunrise and get in a 5K is irrelevant when it comes to gifting. Athletes, especially runners, are pretty easy to shop for since they can never have too many of the essentials like socks, gloves, foam rollers, trackers and more. There are plenty of things you can get them that will make their runs more enjoyable, or help them recover more efficiently so they can best yesterday’s time today. Here are the best gift ideas for runners for this year’s…

Image Source : APPLE Apple Watch saved trail runner's life after accidental fall Apple Watch has helped to save a trail runner's life after falling during a run. The smartwatch called an ambulance after Robert Naess fell during a trail run.  AppleInsider reports, following a holiday, Naess decided to go for a trail run. Despite being a keen runner and having…

Amazfit has announced the new Cheetah series under its Performance lineup. It's aimed at runners, and the first smartwatches Amazfit launched as a part of the Cheetah series are called Cheetah and Cheetah Pro. Amazfit Cheetah Pro Let's talk about the Amazfit Cheetah Pro first. It's advertised as "a premium watch for elite runners who want to optimize their performance" and packs a 1.45" Always-On AMOLED display of 480x480-pixel resolution. It's protected by Gorilla Glass 3 and has a 1,000 nits peak brightness to…

Jack Wallen/ZDNETLet me preface this by saying I'm going to be talking about a device to improve health, but this article does not constitute medical advice. Please consult a medical professional before using any device to treat a health condition because every person's situation is unique.With that said...My wife and I aren't as young as we used to be. The importance of that cliché grows with every passing month. And it shows. Every time I go out for a long run, my muscles demand more and more attention to heal. My…

Apple has made some changes to the way the Apple Watch measures running power in the latest watchOS 9.4 beta, with an expert saying that change is a "massive shift" for one group of runners.The change has been made in watchOS 9.4 beta 4 and while the update isn't yet ready to be released to the world, it's already in the hands of developers as well as those who are on the public beta program. It'll likely be rolled out to everyone within the next few weeks.Now, one runner and YouTuber has taken a look at watchOS 9.4 and…

WHEN ELIUD KIPCHOGE broke the world marathon record with a 2:01:09 finish in Berlin last September, it was hard not to notice the fluorescent orange trainers on his feet. Bulbous and gaudy, the Nike NKE 3.13% Air Zoom Alphafly NEXT% 2 feature a carbon-fiber footplate, promising energy return with each step. According to a study of 18 athletes published in 2017, depending on a runner’s talent and training, these kind of shoes can quicken his or her pace by 2% to 3% per…

About 50,000 people registered for the New York City Marathon this year. It was the first time the race was at full capacity since 2019 and the beginning of the pandemic. Yet not all of those who started the marathon made it to the end. More than 2,000 runners did not cross the finish line before the cut-off time. That number is about two times as many non-finishers as in 2019, when there were even more starters in the race.One factor that likely accounts for part of the difference: the weather. On race day in 2019, it…

Pros Lightweight and well-constructed Multiple mounts Effort Pace metric Long battery life Five key sensors Affordable price Cons Doesn't store offline dataOther sports watch and smartwatch makers have launched new watches with support for multi-GNSS dual-frequency satellite networks in order to improve your outdoor workout tracking, such as the Apple Watch Ultra and the Garmen Enduro 2.Coros was the first in the world to launch a GPS sports watch with dual-frequency support: the Vertix 2 in 2021. It turns out…

Q: I am an exceptionally sweaty runner who has drowned more headphones than I care to admit. Is there a pair waterproof enough for me? Q: I am an exceptionally sweaty runner who has drowned more headphones than I care to admit. Is there a pair waterproof enough for me?…

In July, TyNia Gaither lined up in the second lane for one of her biggest races of the year: the semifinals of the 100-meter dash at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The 29-year-old Bahamian sprinter crouched down into the starting blocks. The crowd grew quiet. She waited for the sound. “I heard the gun go off, and I took off,” Gaither says. “And then I heard the gun go off again.” That second “bang” meant officials had stopped the race. Someone had false-started, and Gaither was surprised to find…