University Of Akron Cuts Men's Cross Country

Plain and simple: shin splints are the worst! Whether you’ve had them yourself or you know someone who has, it is a pain that is not easily forgotten. It’s been almost 10 years since I’ve had them myself, but you bet I still remember how hard it was to move around. That being said, there are easy ways to reduce the symptoms and help treat shin splints to get you back in full recovery mode. 

Cross-training is an effective way for every athlete, regardless of their primary sport, to increase and maintain fitness levels, while avoiding the negative impacts of overtraining. There are various types of cross-training that athletes can participate in, which provide an array of benefits, including increased endurance, greater flexibility, and increased power and strength. 

The strength and flexibility of our ankles is a key component to the way we run, and as anyone who's rolled one knows, pain in the ankle can make running -- or even walking -- a nightmare. While rehabbing is a great way to repair damaged tendons, ligaments, and muscles in your lower leg and foot, staying ahead of the curve and strengthening your ankles when they're healthy is the best way to stay injury-free. 

The strongest tendon in our bodies, the Achilles tendon, is also one of the most susceptible to injury. Because it bears an extraordinary amount of weight when we walk, run, jump, and land, the Achilles gets put under immense strain.

Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser, the 2019 400m world champion and the third-fastest woman of all-time, has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for whereabouts failures.

The events of the last week have been tremendously painful to us all.

Brown University is cutting men’s track and field and cross country along with nine other varsity sports at the school, the school announced on Thursday as part of their roll out of The Excellence in Brown Athletics Initiative.

For the first time in its 124 year history, the Boston Marathon has been canceled as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

(c) 2020 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved

Appalachian State is dropping men’s indoor track and field, the latest program to make cuts to collegiate running programs since the COVID-19 pandemic began.