🏃‍♂️Weekly Running Briefing: Garmin buys TrainingPeaks + Big B.A.A. lottery news 🏃

Welcome to your weekly endurance briefing, courtesy of the Marathon Journal. Each Monday, we deliver essential updates and expert insights to keep you informed on the latest in running and competitive sports.

1. Garmin Acquires TrainingPeaks: What It Means for Your Training

Garmin officially announced today that it has acquired TrainingPeaks and TrainHeroic in what is easily the biggest endurance tech shakeup of the year.

• The Scope: For millions of marathoners and coaches, these platforms serve as the backbone for daily training logs, workload tracking, and strength programming.

• The Impact: Bringing hardware and software under one roof signals a major shift in device integration, data sync, and coaching workflows going forward.

We broke down leadership statements, what this means for non-Garmin device users, and how your upcoming marathon build will be impacted.

Read the full analysis on MarathonJournal.com →

2. Your Story, Your Why: Reclaiming the Finish Line with Camila Canavese

For this week's episode of Your Story, Your Why, I sat down with an incredible member of our running community, Camila Canavese.

Camila was just three blocks away from the finish line when the bombs went off at the 2013 Boston Marathon, causing severe trauma that kept her away from running for a decade. It took her father holding her hand in 2023 to bring her back—sparking a promise that she would return to distance training.

Tragically, shortly after that moment, her father passed away suddenly from a heart attack. Camila’s story isn’t just about surviving trauma or navigating devastating loss; it’s a masterclass in how the simple act of putting one foot in front of the other gives us space to carry our heaviest grief.

Read the article and listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts →

3. Hope for BQ Cut-Off Casualties: B.A.A. Adds 1,000-Spot Lottery

The B.A.A. announced major updates today for the 2027 Boston Marathon (April 19, 2027):

• Boston Qualifier Selection: A brand-new random drawing awarding roughly 1,000 field entries to runners who achieve an official BQ time but miss the strict "cut-off time" threshold.

• Downhill Course Penalties: When registration opens September 14–18, 2026, the B.A.A. will enforce time penalties (+5 to +10 minutes on drop courses) for the very first time.

Read the full Boston breakdown on MarathonJournal.com →

4. Rethinking Marathon Progression with Olympian Andrew Lemoncello

In our latest feature on Marathon Journal and episode of the Marathon Journal Podcast, I sat down with Olympian and McMillan Running coach Andrew Lemoncello to discuss why consistency—not metric perfection—is the true secret to long-term marathon success.

Key takeaways from Coach Andrew:

• Tune Out the Watch: Shift toward effort-based running rather than staring at real-time GPS splits.

• Gradual Overload: Add just half a mile per week to your long run build.

• The Pre-Race Mental Audit: Use psychological tools to transform how you handle fatigue when glycogen drops late in the race.

Whether you are targeting a major PR or preparing to tackle your very first 26.2, these actionable adjustments will reshape your approach to race day.

Listen to the episode and read the full interview on MarathonJournal.com →

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