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In the Quanzhou Shaolin Temple of China, you can find a monk named Shi Liliang, who has spent much of the past 10 years practicing the art of running on water. This has led him to set a world record for the longest distance ran on water, a full 125 meters.

This special Chinese martial art technique is known as Shuishangpiao, which translates to “running on water.” To perform this technique, you need incredible amounts of balance, concentration, speed, and agility. Shi Liliang’s previous record was 118 meters, which he recently broke.…

When Keahi Seymour was 12 years old, he was watching a TV show about kangaroos. It struck something deep in him when the narrator spoke about the way kangaroos move so efficiently by using their Achilles tendons like springs. In that moment, Seymour says that he had the idea to “replicate that in a device that could propel a human.”

He spent the next 5 years sketching shoes using ostriches as running models once he discovered that they run more similarly to humans than kangaroos. Then, he created his first prototype which combined an old pair of Rollarblades with bungee …

Scott Jurek is an ultramarathoner who recently finished this trek in just 46 days, 8 hours, and 7 minutes.

On Sunday, at 2:03 p.m., Jurek reached the top of Mount Katahdin in Maine, which made him the fastest person to have ever completed the supported thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. The previous record for this 2,189 mile journey was just 3 hours longer than Jurek’s time.

He began at Springer Mountain in Georgia, the southern terminus of the trail, at 5:56 a.m. on May 27. He traveled just less than 50 miles every day, crossed 14 states, and covered 515,000 …

This short film is based on a true story, and will change your perspective of running in the rain. Although most people refuse to go out in the rain and will wait in the shelter of the store if their car is parked more than 50 meters from the door, this grandma was out running in the rain, and for a very good reason.…

If you’ve started on a weight loss plan by running regularly but aren’t losing weight or – worse – are actually gaining weight, there are some reasons behind that, and there is something you can do about it. Weight loss is all about a combination of diet and exercise, so you need to find a way to balance the two so that you can actually see good results.Post-Run Snacks

Once you’ve burned all the calories that running burns, you’re going to feel hungry, and you’re going to need to eat something to refuel. However, what many people end up …

Although Mary Cain didn’t look like much as she waited by the starting line among 31 other girls in high school in Greensboro, North Carolina, she was about prove the onlookers exactly what she was made of. In fact, 15-year old Cain was even smaller than the other girls as she slouched her shoulders awkwardly in her black sports bra and pink running shorts.

It was June 2011 and the national championships of the 4 x 800 meter relay was about to begin. Cain’s hometown was Bronxville, New York, and the first two runners completed their 800-meter splits in 2:13 …

From now on, you may want to leave your bed a bit earlier and start exercising the moment you are on your feet. That is because scientists claim that they have evidence that working out during the fasting hours help you burn a higher percentage of fat than doing so some other time.

A study carried out in 2010 in Belgium divided a group of young and healthy men into three parts. Everyone was made to consume a diet having nearly 30 percent higher calories and close to 50 percent higher fats than their usual diet. One group was asked …