M. Magazine is home to stories about athletes — from elite performers to everyday heroes. A collection of tales paying homage to the fortitude — and foibles — of the practitioners in sports of the endurance kind.
Running
Human inclination is to accept the path of least resistance — no questions asked. To base our…
Running
”You know, perhaps there are little things I could have done differently, but I don't know if…
Running
“By the time we could go back, it was a disaster. A terrible disaster” — Vernon Norwood, Olympic…
Running
“It probably is just a fact that you're going to be better if your focus is all on one. But for…
Triathlon
“I go on the treadmill and have an amazing session, and I was happy for maybe 30 seconds after.…
Cycling
"It was an unlucky — no, crazy — period to change a rule, just before the Paralympics in Paris,…
Running
”UNSEEN is not only a place where we want to show beautiful images, but also to give a message.…
Cycling
Andy Lydic is a privateer gravel racer — and he’s flying. High in GC and in a strong group…
Running
64,000 people. 54 square kilometres. 8 Olympians in Paris. ”My goal was to come here and make…
Running, Cycling, Triathlon
Inside every athlete’s head is a vast, stacked trophy room. A place often…
Cycling
“Food is more than just kind of macronutrients and energy — there's a lot of psychology around…
Running
“I always say that I can't forget it. Because it's like the genesis of my life in sport. That's…
Cycling
“I always find the first couple of hours hard to eat, because I feel like I've just eaten so…
Cycling
“I have won, at this point, some big races — World Championships, some World Cups and different…
Cycling
“What has been pretty amazing, and something I never thought about, is other people's reaction…
Running
“When you see someone running so well you admire them. So you think to yourself, ‘What do I need…
Running
Here is the unseen. Here — it could be said — is where the medals are won. At times,…
Running
"I started running in school. I went for school competitions and sometimes I was running…
Cycling
“I still don’t think the menstrual cycle is a big topic between riders and teams. It's probably…
Cycling
“I’m a nervous person, I think. You don’t see it and people always think that I’m completely…
Running
“I feel freer when I only train with women and it has nothing to do with the fact that I don't…
Running
“More than in an individual race, the work of a lot of other people is involved — your…
Cycling
It's not just about capturing moments. It's about delving into the intricate — personal —…
Running
It was a blur — he was a blur. In just 10 short months Kelvin Kiptum left us open-mouthed,…
Running
"The more you say that story — over and over — the more it becomes your reality and the harder…
Running
Sharon Lokedi's win at the 2022 New York City Marathon — her first attempt at the distance — was…
Triathlon
The ability to decompress, reflect, address, and then return, takes guts. Having finished second…
Running
It’s not always the fastest runner who wins. To succeed at ultra running requires a curated…
Cycling
We all have a unique comfort zone. Sepp Kuss is most comfortable working on the front of the…
Cycling
Gravel racing is a maelstrom of grit and white knuckles. A sport with an easy-going vibe that…
Running
Eight-hundredths of a second. 80 milliseconds. Faster than the blink of an eye. That’s all that…
Cycling
Short-track mountain biking is raced at boiling point. At the limit — already in the red —…
Triathlon
Hyde Park, summer, 2012 — London is in full swing. A collective state of delirium has swept the…
Running
The mile. On paper, it's so pure. So simple. As runners, we tick them off with flippant…
Cycling
Visualizing success can be a powerful tool. But the burden of wanting to make that view a…
Cycling
There's an endearing aura around the new — the underdog — teams in cycling’s Grand Tours. The…
Running
“What’s the minimum we need to do in order to achieve the demands of this race?”It’s…
Cycling
Win Gravel Locos and people raise an eyebrow. Win The Traka 200 and people start to take note.…
Cycling
A Grand Tour is a tornado of relentless chaos and drama. A barreling — unforgiving — storybook…
Cycling
Community is defined by its inclusivity and support. By good people fostering the comfort of…
Triathlon, M. talks
"It's a different way of fueling, because traditionally you fuel for what you think you can do.…
Running
The London Marathon touches people. It lights a spark. One local boy — inspired watching…
Running
Boston Marathon is the racer's race. No pacemakers — just instinct and race craft. The one they…
Running, M. talks
“I'd like to put it this way — Maurten is a game changer in sport." Episode 2 of our M.Talks…
Cycling
We watch in awe — when all hell breaks loose. The desperate fight for position. For your team…
Cycling
The energy of a sporting arena is dictated by the atmosphere generated within — the uniqueness…
Running
The Speed Project — a 578km, non-stop ultra relay run from Los Angeles to Las Vegas — is an…
Cycling
Few situations so perfectly demonstrate the idiom "calm before the storm" like the first…
Running
A lone runner goes unnoticed in a place like Berlin — lost in the hustle. New connections…
Cycling
Strade Bianche captures the visual and visceral thrill of one-day bike racing in a way that very…
Athletes
The ekiden. The word’s origin lies in a means of communication that has existed in Japan since…
Athletes
The Tour Down Under returned to set the wheels in motion on the 2023 road racing season. The…
Running
Zachary Barker is Maurten’s marketplace lead for the Eastern US. He’s also…
Triathlon
Navigating any new world is daunting. A language unknown, unfamiliar…
Running
A master continually refines their craft, and this year, in Berlin, Eliud Kipchoge showed once…
Triathlon, M. talks
“Sometimes people feel that they’re not fit, that they’re really…
Triathlon, Athletes
Sara Svensk lay flat on her back, her heart hammering rapidly in her chest, lungs burning. It’s…
Athletes
“Why am I here? Come on, just stop. Just stop!” The path of least resistance can be a…
Triathlon, Athletes
He’s young - but that hasn’t stopped him. At age 25 he has established himself as one of the…
Running, Athletes
After a sixteen-year drought Japanese men’s marathoning entered a new era in 2018 when its…
Triathlon, Athletes
It was ten days before the Olympic triathlon in Tokyo that Flora Duffy knew. Her training…
Triathlon
Sometimes an athlete’s performances are so immense that a line is drawn in the sand. They find…
Running
Mariko Yugeta is 62. The first woman in her 60s to break three hours in the marathon. A world…
Running
Jojo Harper is an award winning documentary photographer based between London, England and…
Running
Every year just around when the calendars have flipped to a new year, almost one-third of the…
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