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How to Run Again After Injury Without Getting Hurt Again - LEVER

November 05, 2026

When you're hurt, the hardest gap to cross is the one between "no running" and "full running." Rest too long and you lose fitness and strength. Go back too soon...

Achilles Pain When Running? How to Keep Running Without It Flaring Up

November 04, 2026

Achilles pain is the injury runners try to ignore. It's stiff for the first few steps in the morning, it loosens up once you're warm, and then it's worse that...

How Long Does a Stress Fracture Take to Heal? A Runner’s Guide

November 02, 2026

Few words scare a runner more than "stress fracture." It's one of the most common reasons runners lose months, not days. It almost never comes from one bad run. It...

Inside Julie Iemmolo’s 70.3 Training: The Sessions Behind Her Florianópolis Podium

October 29, 2026

Pro Spotlight · IRONMAN 70.3 Florianópolis Julie Iemmolo's 2026 didn't go to plan. An injury cut into her training, and she arrived at IRONMAN 70.3 Florianópolis on October 18 still...

Conner Mantz’s Road to New York: Comeback Races, Key Workouts and LEVER

October 28, 2026

The Conner Mantz Series · Part 3 of 3 In Part 1, Conner Mantz broke the American marathon record. In Part 2, two stress fractures took most of his next...

How Conner Mantz Came Back From Two Stress Fractures: A Return-to-Run Guide for Runners

October 28, 2026

The Bone Injury Comeback Playbook EARLY BLACK FRIDAY 15% off your LEVER with code MANTZBF Shop now → Code valid through November 2026. In the year after breaking the American...

How Conner Mantz Came Back: Inside His Two Stress Fractures and LEVER Comeback

October 27, 2026

The Conner Mantz Series · Part 2 of 3 In Part 1, Conner Mantz ran 2:04:43 in Chicago and broke the American marathon record. He finished the race feeling fresh....

How Conner Mantz Ran 2:04:43: Inside the American Marathon Record

October 26, 2026

The Conner Mantz Series · Part 1 of 3 In October 2025, Conner Mantz ran 2:04:43 at the Chicago Marathon and broke a 23-year-old American record. Most runners would call...

From Surgery to 6th at Kona: Lisa Perterer’s 10-Month Comeback

October 22, 2026

The Work Behind the Work · Kona 2026 In December, Lisa Perterer had vascular surgery on her right leg. For two months she wasn't allowed to get...

Gregory Barnaby’s 4th at Ironman World Championships in Kona: Fastest Bike, 2:44 Marathon and His LEVER Training

October 17, 2026

The Work Behind the Work · Kona 2026 Before Kona, Gregory Barnaby told us how he runs 80 to 110 km a week without getting hurt. Then he went out...

How Grace Thek Finished 10th in Her Kona Debut While Managing a Back Injury

October 16, 2026

The Work Behind the Work · Kona 2026 Before Kona, Grace Thek told us how she kept running through a back injury that had followed her since 2024. Then she...

How Laura Philipp Ran the Fastest Women’s Marathon at IRONMAN Kona

October 15, 2026

The Work Behind the Work · Kona 2026 A few days before the IRONMAN World Championship, we sat down with Laura Philipp in Kona. She told us how she uses...

Izzi Batt-Doyle’s Chicago Marathon Australian Record, After 7 Stress Fractures

October 13, 2026

Healthy Runners Get Faster · Athlete Story "The goal is always the same: get to the start line healthy and ready."IZZI BATT-DOYLE On Sunday in Chicago, Izzi Batt-Doyle ran 2:20:38...

IRONMAN Kona 2026 Recap: How 4 Top 10 Pros Used LEVER to Train

October 11, 2026

The Work Behind the Work · Kona 2026 Race Recap Four LEVER athletes lined up at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona on Saturday. All four finished in the top...

Back Injury, Fittest Year Yet: How Grace Thek Made It to Kona

October 08, 2026

The Work Behind the Work · Kona 2026 Edition, Part 2 "This year, I've consistently been able to run."GRACE THEK For a lot of runners, an injury means one of...