When it’s time to pick your marathon training plan, your options probably share one key similarity: It’s packed with running. Lots and lots of running. Often, five or six days of it, not leaving a ...

I’ve been running on and off for the past five years, mostly training to run the occasional local 5K. But after I successfully trained for and completed my first four-mile race this past November, I ...

When I started running in high school, I wasn’t just running: strength sessions consistently followed my after-school cross-country practices. Not only was I taught to hit my paces in interval ...

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It was a gloomy March morning when I closed my eyes and signed up for my seventh marathon alone, this one in Montreal. Like many others, I started running in 2020, when the pandemic shut down my gym ...

Here’s why putting off your marathon preparations could backfire ...

If you have mastered the 5k and 10k distances – and enjoyed the process of doing so – your natural next step might be tackling the half marathon (exciting!). However, while the distance (21.1k) is ...

I’ve always thought running a marathon was an impressive feat. Having both run the 2024 New York City marathon and trained for more races throughout the year, I’ve learned the truth: Running the race ...