Nothing hurts so good as an ice bath. Stride Nation takes a video tour of why this singularly uncomfortable therapy works and some of the folks who are employing it.
Just your typical story of a chocolate Labrador that escapes, runs a half-marathon, gets locked-up, and then receives a finisher's medal in a special ceremony.
The temperature at the start of the Polar Bear Marathon in Churchill, Canada this year: -20 degrees. The good news? There were no actual polar bears on the course.
Here's the Elite Field, which features just two Americans, both on the men's side. Many of the American runners are opting to skip the 116th running, "some because they qualified for the Olympic Marathon at January's Trials, and others because they're hoping to qualify in another event at the Olympic Track Trials in late June."