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What Can You Learn From Your Injury?
What Can You Learn From Your Injury?
A number of years ago, I broke my foot. There was no good reason for it — no dramatic story, not even an unreasonable training schedule…
Elizabeth Knight, PhD
Jul 28
I Stopped Tracking My Runs and I’ve Never Loved the Sport More
I Stopped Tracking My Runs and I’ve Never Loved the Sport More
I peaked as a runner in 2018 when I completed my first marathon. Shortly after, I found out I was pregnant and I hit a wall as a runner…
Sophia Metrakos
Jun 5
Building Resiliency to Take Life and Running to a New Level
Building Resiliency to Take Life and Running to a New Level
Seldom talked about, but could be as important as other focuses in running endurance.
Michael Horner
Jul 11
What to Say When Someone Asks if You Run Marathons
What to Say When Someone Asks if You Run Marathons
I’m a competitive runner, but I don’t ever want to run a marathon.
Lula Maude
Jul 9
The Greatist Running Challenge of All Time
The Greatist Running Challenge of All Time
In decades of running, I have never faced such an incredible contest of skill and will
J. Isaac Bowman
Jul 23
What I Learned From Running in Circles for 12 Hours
What I Learned From Running in Circles for 12 Hours
Fixed-time races are a different experience
Jeff Barton
Jun 16
Mental Strategies for Better Running: Part I
Mental Strategies for Better Running: Part I
If you’ve been running for a while you know that running is as much a mental sport as it is a physical sport. Here are four strategies you…
Mike McMillan
Jul 11
It’s Somewhere on the Trail You Run
It’s Somewhere on the Trail You Run
Help on finding your soul
J. Isaac Bowman
Jul 12
Give Me a Race Shirt If You Want Me to Run Your Race
Give Me a Race Shirt If You Want Me to Run Your Race
And offer a range of sizes, too
Stacey Curran
Jul 29
Trending Stories
When I Start Running, So Does My Nose
When I Start Running, So Does My Nose
This badly understood condition affects millions of runners and has no known cure. Here is a solution that doesn’t involve taking…
Mathieu Lavedrine
Jul 11
The Squires Workout for Marathon Training
The Squires Workout for Marathon Training
The long-run is the key workout in a marathon training plan. Most training plans have runners doing a long run each week until they reach…
Mike McMillan
Oct 6, 2021
6 Surprisingly Tough Exercises to Build Core Strength and Stability for Everyday Endurance Athletes
6 Surprisingly Tough Exercises to Build Core Strength and Stability...
Most research suggests that doing active isometric work to build core strength and stability is far more effective and safer than crunches…
Paul Warloski, Simple Endurance Coaching
Apr 2
Yes, You Can Lose Weight Running
Yes, You Can Lose Weight Running
How I lost 65 pounds by outrunning my bad diet -and finding a better life
Kate Salina
Jun 27, 2020
A Simple Test to Determine Your VO2 Max
A Simple Test to Determine Your VO2 Max
No lab equipment required
Suzie Glassman
Apr 21, 2021
Haruki Murakami on Writing, Running, and Why They Go So Well Together
Haruki Murakami on Writing, Running, and Why They Go So Well Together
Timeless wisdom from one of the world’s great novelists on running, writing, and how they intersect
Tom Belskie
Oct 1, 2020
A Runner’s Truce with Age and Arthritis
A Runner’s Truce with Age and Arthritis
Some things cannot be ignored.
Micah Ward
Feb 15, 2020
Trail Running: How Not To Fall On Your Face
Trail Running: How Not To Fall On Your Face
Do these things before your first trail race
Brynn Mahnke
Nov 12, 2020
Catching Up to the Runner I Once Was
Catching Up to the Runner I Once Was
A Boston Marathon Retrospective
Chris Bielsa-Brown
May 9
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