Unforeseen weather conditions, emergency trips to the porta-potty, crowd control—race mornings are far more complicated than training runs. Even the most dedicated runner can struggle with following ...

In a recent study, Barry Smyth and Aonghus Lawlor at University College Dublin found that, on average, male runners took 4 minutes and 29 seconds longer to complete a marathon than female runners of ...

Many runners slow in the final miles of long races, such as the half marathons and marathons. Two obvious culprits are dehydration and low stores of glycogen, your body’s stored form of carbohydrate ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." LOTS OF NEW runners think of their pace as a badge of honor and a gauge of progress: the faster, the ...

The dreadmill. The hamster wheel. The clothes hanger. Treadmills often get a bad rap, and many runners consider them an inferior way to train, but hear us out! Using a treadmill to practice run/walk ...

Try to keep your pace even and don’t sprint up the hill. According to the article, “research has found that most runners try to run too fast uphill. It’s best to maintain an even effort rather than ...

If every long run in your race build looks the same, chances are you’re leaving fitness gains on the table. By adding different types of long runs to your schedule, you not only improve your endurance ...

Discover how the Cairn 20‑Pace Route Guide teaches the 20‑Pace route, zero‑mistake training, and perfect 100m run strategies on a consistent training area route for faster, cleaner sprints. Cairn - ...