I’ll be honest—I had zero running-related goals when I first started the sport over a decade ago. My reasoning for joining the track team as a high school freshman was pretty simple: To stay in shape ...

Perhaps, after your last marathon, you had this epiphany: “If I train a little harder, I bet I can get a proof of time that could get me into Boston!” Without the ability to run specific qualifying ...

You know the number. Maybe it’s a sub-4 marathon, a sub-7 mile, or another barrier you’re determined to break. No matter what it is for you, there’s no greater feeling than finally achieving a speed ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When I started running more consistently a little over a year ago, I had a lot of questions. Which ...

If you’ve started running and seen early gains only to hit a frustrating plateau, you’re not alone. Many runners make solid progress at first – usually over 5k – but then struggle to get any quicker.

There’s no shortage of complicated ways to run faster over 5k. Threshold sessions, floating reps, pace bands, heart rate caps – all worth looking into, but it’s all too easy to overcomplicate things ...