Chances are, if you’re running a marathon soon, whether it’s your first or your fifth, your preparation checklist runs long. You’ve laid out your pre-race, during, and post-race fuel, you’ve found the right shoes to run in, you have your support squad in tow – and you’ve checked the race […]

If you’ve ever talked to a non-runner about running, they’ve probably said some things like, “Running is so hard!” “I can’t run for more than one minute without needing to stop.” “I don’t know how you do it.” It’s almost as if they assume that runners nearly sprint every run, […]

If you’ve just signed up for a 50K, or you’ve planned to sign up for one, or even if the thought has wandered across your mind, you might also be considering how long it takes. At just barely under 8 kilometers longer than a marathon, it seems daunting enough to […]

While you’re hitting the pavement or running the trails, you count on your shoes to last long and offer support. However, even the most durable pair eventually needs to be replaced. So, how often should you change your running shoes? In general, running shoes should be replaced after 300 to […]

Most people spend their Sundays relaxing, getting a long run in, maybe catching up on household chores; Camille Herron spent this past Sunday breaking the world record for the most distance covered by a female over 24 hours. Camille Herron’s 24 hour record is a new world-best time achieved at […]

Much like other sports, running has a wide variety of terminology that goes right over the heads of non-runners, new runners, and even some more experienced runners. What does “tempo” mean? Are you sure “fartlek” is a type of run and not some kind of insult? Aren’t “base runs” and […]

Running is one of the simplest acts of natural sport we can perform. All it takes is putting one foot in front of the other – something many of us could do before we could even talk. But when it comes to running as a means to get healthy, reaching […]