Running Articles & Blog

If you’ve never heard the oft-repeated quote from marathon legend Bill Rodgers, “More marathons are won or lost in the porta-toilets than at the dinner table,” it might be time to listen up.

The running great, who chalked up four victories in both the Boston Marathon and...

Tapering is a crucial part of training that’s often overlooked. Many don’t know about it or think it’s important. Others think it’s simply doing nothing the week or two leading up to a race. But there’s a big difference between inactivity and tapering, and tapering...

If you want to get stronger as a runner, you may want to head to the hills. Sure, they can be intimidating and painful, but running up hills can build your strength as a runner in a way that nothing else can.

Running up hills strengthens the glutes, hamstrings, quads and calves....

Is it a good idea to drink coffee before a run? It usually depends who you ask. Some people swear by that cup of coffee to get them up and out the door before morning runs. Others swear it would only result in an upset stomach. Whichever side of the fence you’re on, one thing is certain:...

In 2019, runners wearing Nike Vaporfly shoes took 31 of 36 podium positions at major marathons. That same year, Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge made history by running a sub-two-hour marathon in Nike Alphaflys.

The Vaporflys and Alphaflys are just two of the high-tech shoe models revolutionizing the...

Do you dread getting out of bed when your alarm goes off not only because you’re not a morning person, but also because you know when you step onto the ground, it’s going to hurt? The culprit may be plantar fasciitis.

Plantar fasciitis is a foot injury often caused by overuse...

Running is an exercise in balance. It’s knowing when to push yourself to go faster and when to back off a certain pace, when to ignore that niggle in your ankle and when to pay attention to it, and when to prioritize running and when to prioritize sleep.

Balance is also knowing when...

Many runners believe that coaches are only for professional runners: the elite few who receive paid invitations to race events, who have sponsorships, and who are, generally speaking, faster than the rest of us.

The truth is coaches are for all runners. It doesn’t matter whether...

Trail running is the stuff of legends. At least its origins are. The sport’s beginnings are murky and much debated among runners and sports historians.

Some claim the first official trail race took place in Scotland in 1,000 B.C. as a way for the king to choose a fast messenger. And...

Breathing may not be something you think about often, but you’d better believe it becomes pretty front and center when you’re running. (Ever heard the phrase “sucking wind”?) Yet even though breathing is an involuntary function, that doesn’t mean you can’t...

Ever get into a training rhythm that feels good but out of nowhere it just hits you - why am I doing this?  The Olympic Trials got me thinking about putting in the work and not getting the outward-facing goal.  There are lots of feel-good stories and interviews with athletes making the...

A common running mantra goes something like this: Even a short run is better than no run at all. Or: No matter how little you run — or how slow you go — you’re still lapping everyone on the couch.

Have you said this before? If you have (or if you’ve even just...