comeback

On Episode 10 of the Endurance Podcast, Ian Sharman sits down with author Matt Fitzgerald to discuss how being an "ultra realist" is essential to optimizing performance.

Child phenom Bria Wetch was expected to burn out. She tells how, after some road bumps, she's still getting better 20 years later.

A former elite competitor who keeps reviving his running — even at 81 with two artificial knees — provides guidelines for goals when returning from setbacks.

Is there a special quality shared by top athletes who triumph over great challenges? And can anyone acquire it?

How Renee Metivier came back from nearly career-ending injuries to smash three treadmill world-records.

Jake Riley ran 2:13 in his debut marathon 5 years ago in Chicago. Then the wheels started to fall off. Healthy again, he finished ninth last fall in 2:10:36.

The 30-year-old hopes to turn a new page on his career.

He nearly died in a race last year.

He refused to let his injury stop him.

33-year-old Kenyan hadn't raced internationally in six years.

It was "just" a marathon training run for her.

Doctors say the Swiss marathoner's fitness saved his life.