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Run News for July 11, 2024
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Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington are building an AI health coach
This week, OpenAI and Thrive Global announced Thrive AI Health, a new AI-powered health coach to help drive personal behavior change. The company's mission is to use AI to democratize access to expert-level health coaching to improve health outcomes and address growing health inequities by bringing the power of behavior change to the urgent challenge of chronic diseases.
The AI coach will focus on five key areas: sleep, nutrition, fitness, stress management, and social connection.
Thrive AI Health will be trained on scientific research, biometric data, and individual preferences to offer tailored user recommendations.
Chronic disease and healthcare costs are on the rise. In the U.S. alone:
Around $3.7 trillion is spent every year on the treatment of chronic and mental health conditions.
An estimated 129 million Americans have at least one chronic condition.
In 2023, eight chronic conditions, including cardiovascular diseases, depression and diabetes, hit all-time highs.
Visit a new luxury rehab facility for $25k
Money can’t buy happiness, but it can purchase a luxurious escape. Highlands Recovery, a luxury rehabilitation facility in Australia, has opened its doors to help CEOs, politicians, celebrities and athletes to deal with addiction, trauma-related mental disorders and daily stressors. The luxury rehabilitation facility’s residential program costs up to $25,000 per week.
Boston Marathon champ suspended for doping
On Wednesday, the 2019 Boston Marathon champion Lawrence Cherono of Kenya was handed a seven-year doping ban. Cherono was provisionally suspended in July 2022 ahead of the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, where he was set to represent his country in the men’s marathon.
In a statement, the Athletics Integrity Unit said the marathoner was guilty of tampering to mislead investigations into his positive test for the banned stimulant trimetazidine. The two-time Abbott World Marathon Major champion, who has a personal best of 2:03:04, presented what he claimed was his wife’s prescription for trimetazidine, which he took, thinking it to be a simple painkiller. The final decision report indicated that its investigation into Cherono’s wife’s medical records revealed that she had never sought treatment at the facility.
$50 million to brew more non-alcohol beer
Athletic Brewing Company has raised $50 million in a round led by General Atlantic to support its long-term growth. The non-alcoholic beer beer brand recently purchased a third U.S. brewing facility, its second in San Diego, with another in Milford, Connecticut. The brand plans to renovate the new San Diego facility, which will feature a new packaging line. The renovations will take about eighteen months and are expected to double its U.S. brewing capacity.
Top 10 run shoes of July
Canada Run Magazine tested many run shoes. Here are the top 10:
Race Day or Speed Work: Salomon Phantasm 2
Race Day or Speed Work: Mizuno Wave Rebellion Pro 2
Race Day or Speed Work: Saucony Kinvara 14
Daily Trainers: Brooks Ghost Max
Daily Trainers: New Balance 1080 v13
Daily Trainers: On Cloudmonster 2
Stability Shoes: Salomon DRX Bliss
Trail Shoes: Salomon Sense Ride 5
Trail Shoes: Altra Outroad 2
Your Daily Dose Of Usain⚡️
Usain in suit
Finish through the line 🤣🤣
@houseofhighlights HE ALMOST HAD IT. 😭😭😭 (via @Joel Moore, @fortnut57) #track #running #fail #fails #funny #foryou #race
Words To Run By 🏃♀️🏃🏽♂️
Be so good they can't ignore you.
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