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Alex Hutchinson

Toronto

Journalist at Freelance

Columnist at The Globe and Mail

Sweat Science Columnist at Outside Magazine

Outside columnist, author of THE EXPLORER'S GENE (coming March 2025 from @marinerbooks) and ENDURE, Globe & Mail, ex-physicist, not-quite-sub-4 miler.

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  • 1 week ago | theglobeandmail.com | Alex Hutchinson

  • 1 week ago | go.upcontent.com | Alex Hutchinson

  • 2 weeks ago | run.outsideonline.com | Alex Hutchinson

    New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. On April 23, Nike announced that its star athlete Faith Kipyegon will attempt to become the first woman to break four minutes in the mile. Dubbed “Breaking4,” the three-time Olympic champ will attempt this historic milestone on June 26 at Stade Charléty in Paris.

  • 2 weeks ago | outsideonline.com | Alex Hutchinson

    Like all great villains, lactic acid has been misunderstood. We’ve been blaming it for the pain we suffer during intense exercise for more than two centuries. There’s nothing worse, we say, than the “lactic burn” that locks our failing muscles into immobility. More recent tellings of the story have tried to rehabilitate lactic acid’s reputation, insisting that it’s actually trying to fuel our muscles rather than shut them down. But that version doesn’t capture the full complexity, either.

  • 3 weeks ago | canadiangeographic.ca | Alex Hutchinson

    New space mission to Venus could reveal signs of alien life An ambitious, multi-stage mission seeks to find life in the acidic clouds of Venus Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system, with temperatures around 456 degrees Celsius. (Photo: Anthony Cantin/Unsplash) Expand Image Next summer, scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology will launch an uncrewed spacecraft to explore our nearest planetary neighbour — not the one you’re thinking of, though.

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Alex Hutchinson
Alex Hutchinson @sweatscience
7 May 25

RT @HarperCollinsCa: Join Alex Hutchinson (@sweatscience), author of #TheExplorersGene, on May 14 @ 7pm ET for a @CanGeo talk on the neuros…

Alex Hutchinson
Alex Hutchinson @sweatscience
5 May 25

RT @dpyoung13: I sent a list of questions about Faith Kipyegon’s sub-4:00 attempt to @sweatscience @stevemagness @ShalayaKipp @Scienceofspo…

Alex Hutchinson
Alex Hutchinson @sweatscience
30 Apr 25

Reminder: I'll be at Tracksmith Trackhouse Brooklyn tomorrow (Thu May 1) for a run, talk/Q&A, and book signing, starting at 6pm! And update: I unfortunately can't make it to the Sunday morning run on May 4 after all.

Alex Hutchinson
Alex Hutchinson @sweatscience

I'm coming to New York! Come join me and get a signed book: - Thu May 1, 6pm: optional 5k run, then talk/Q&A at Tracksmith Trackhouse Brooklyn. RSVP: https://t.co/mkKmKBdEFY - Sun May 4, 9am: with the @McnallyJackson Seaport X Tracksmith Run Club. RSVP: https://t.co/J8KSjsROe2 https://t.co/wChnHPAvPV