Footnotes is a personal newsletter blending running, history and culture, with essays on subjects like pump-up speeches, the cultural memory of 2000s fashion and music, and the grass of youth sports. Readers get literate, reflective writing that links athletic experience to broader historical and cultural ideas.
Website: https://footnotes.substack.com
Steve Magness, a performance coach and author, writes about how people sustain excellence in sport, work and life, drawing on coaching experience and psychology and physiology research. Issues pair concrete stories and coaching principles with practical takeaways on motivation, mindset and technology's effect on performance.
Weekly coverage of elite and collegiate women's distance running, including marathon race recaps, NCAA cross country previews and doping news. Issues combine race results and splits with context and the author's own commentary.
Tony Fletcher, author and musician, writes personal essays and curated roundups on music, writing, travel and running. Issues mix memoir about his band and books with recommendations of podcasts, documentaries, and live shows.
Personal essays on running as a path to self-understanding, drawing on the author's 34 years on roads and trails. Issues mix memoir, reflection on emotion and comfort, and race stories.
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