Athletes will go to extreme lengths to boost performance. Powerlifters devour thousands of calories for a dirty bulk to hit their weight class for the next meet. Cyclists deprive themselves of ...

Jake Wightman and Donavan Brazier will tell you there is only one thing harder than reaching the top of men’s middle-distance running: staying there. Brazier was crowned 800m world champion in 2019.

EUGENE—As the crowd of runners in the men’s 800-meter race turned to the final stretch at Hayward Field on Friday afternoon, Oregon senior Matthew Erickson found himself in the back of the group. His ...