Aggie alumna Kim Conley (center) competed in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter events at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. New research supports the idea that humans have long used endurance running as a way ...

Our early human ancestor was capable of running, if slowly, a new study finds. By Franz Lidz More than three million years after her death, the early human ancestor known as Lucy is still divulging ...

From muscle fibers to mental grit, here’s the science behind why some bodies can endure ultramarathons, while others hit the wall far sooner. Ultramarathons sit at the far edge of what the human body ...

As someone who loves ultra-distance running and is also a huge Bruce Springsteen fan, “Born to Run” has always been one of my favorite songs. Yes, I know it’s cliché. But, anytime I’m out for a long ...

While the exact date at which human beings began to run remains shrouded in the mysteries of time, evolutionary biologists believe it to be about 2 to 3 million years ago. Dan Lieberman, a professor ...

Running is the bearer of many brilliant things – and greater strength and enhanced endurance are among the numerous benefits that it offers over time. While running one mile might feel difficult when ...

Discover the science behind human endurance and how our evolutionary adaptations give us the surprising ability to outlast even horses in long-distance races. Horses excel at short sprints, but in ...