How I Became an Ultrarunner
Become an ultrarunner with advice from one firsttimer to another. Read how Julia Hubbard overcame her ultra fears to finish her first 50 miler.
By Julia HubbardRunning Articles & Advice
What Kenyans Can Teach Us About Running Economy and Efficiency
Improve your running economy and efficiency the Kenyan way, and you'll run faster and get injured less. Here's how.
By Al Lyman
What's the Best Pace for Long Runs?
Complete all long runs at an easy pace, and your body to revert to that easy pace when you get tired on race day. Here's how to vary your longrun p...
By Caitlin Chock
How to Taper to Boost Performance
Tapering allows the body to recover and adapt to training stress. But, how much rest is enough, and what amount is too much?
By Jason R. Karp, Ph.D.Run Your Best Race: The Art of Peaking
The taper can create unnecessary prerace stress: Are you running too much or too little the week before your goal event? Here's how to feel fresh, ...
By Jason Fitzgerald
How to Create a Flexible Marathon Race Plan
Anything can happen on marathon race day. Train to be flexible on race day, and learn how to adapt to circumstances out of your control.
By Jeff Gaudette
5 Strategies to Nail Back-to-Back Races
Running backtoback races is an increasingly popular endeavor, albeit slightly nutty. Whether they're in the same day or same weekend, these strateg...
By John Hanc
3 Ways Out of a Running Rut
Complete the same workouts on the same routes every week can lead to burnout. Coach Pete Rea shares three tips and three workouts to break out of a...
By Pete Rea
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