For runners, buying a pair of running shoes can really be a commitment. These are the vessels that will transport you over the hills, through the woods, to wherever your run takes you. They will cushion the impact that running puts on your body, protect your knees and ankles, and give you the support you need to keep going. They will be with you during rainy days, hot afternoons, and across finish lines. Your running shoes will be your best running companion. So how, exactly, do you choose the perfect pair?

It’s not every New Year’s Day that a guy decides he’s going to run around the circumference of the earth and then make good on his resolution, but American-born runner Thomas Picard—a single dad of four—had no doubts that he could finish 1,000 miles each year for 25 years. After all, anyone who’s a single parent to four kids knows a thing or two about challenges. We spoke to Thomas last year and today, we talk to him again to find out about his progress as well as understand more about his mission.

Cars and runners have more than one thing in common: speeding on roads and, now, these brand-new performance shoes! Introducing the Wave Tenjin, a luxurious neutral running shoe co-branded by Mizuno and super sports car brand Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. (Sant’Agata Bolognese).

It is a given fact that we are all born naked. As young children and adolescents, we learn how to wear clothing and appreciate fashion sense. As many of us begin our running careers, we remember the charm of adolescence and the bare look. Proper clothing is important in any athletic event, including marathon running. During the early years of marathons, men and women would be conservatively clad from head to toe. Unfortunately, trends in running fashion have changed over the years. It seems as if the less clothing, the more successful a runner will be.

Giving participants a first-hand taste of the hard-core Spartan lifestyle, the workout featured several challenging exercises, including Spartan Race’s most notorious move – the burpee. Popularised by the military, this full body exercise has become the ‘currency’ of all Spartan Races around the globe. If a participant fails an obstacle during the race, he or she ‘pays’ the penalty of 30 burpees before moving on.

Here are some numbers, alarming numbers: an estimated 1,000 children die every day due to poor sanitation. Of the world’s 7 billion population, 2.5 billion do not have access to proper sanitation, and nearly one billion still defecate in the open.