Nathan Martin won the 2026 Los Angeles Marathon in a dramatic photo finish, defeating Michael Kamau by just 0.01 seconds. A closer look at cadence and running technique reveals how the race was decided in the final meters.

Runners often confuse stride length with range of motion. One measures movement; the other enables it. Knowing the difference changes how you run.

What is muscle elasticity? If you were to stretch a muscle you would see it shrink back a bit. In plain words, it’s a natural ability to recover to original form upon the removal of the force initially applied. In physical activity it is the ability of muscles to perform work, specifically, to contract rapidly after and immediately prior to extension. A human body is a mix of physics, geometry, psychology and all that good stuff, so we should not talk about muscles and their function as separate from the whole. Muscles are a part of our entire system, and…