Maintaining your legs’ workhorses will improve your overall performance.
Your calf muscles (also known as the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles) simultaneously act as the gas...
Every recovery is different, but here are some strategies that can help speed up yours.
First of all, congratulations! You just completed a marathon. While the...
Even though you work your entire body when running (including your arms, hips, and core), your feet bear a lot of the burden. So it’s particularly scary when you...
Runners dream big. Tackling a new distance, posting a personal best, losing weight—we embrace grand challenges. But what happens after that goal is (hopefully) met? You...
Although intermittent fasting (IF) might sound like yet another weight-loss fad, the strategy has been highlighted in numerous studies for its potential benefits. Also called “time-restricted...
From shoes and apparel to other essentials these packs made our must-have list.Insanely cool, these 12 products deliver an unrivalled boost to every run....
You may have heard other runners talking about Strava, the “social network for athletes” that’s become massively popular since its launch in 2009. If you...
When runner Starla Garcia, 31, was marathon training, she noticed the data provided by her Garmin Forerunner 235 watch often seemed skewed, giving her...
With 5kms remaining in Brooklyn Lindsey’s virtual New York City Marathon, she found herself thinking for the first time that day about the terrifying events...
In February of 2020, I began writing an article about my experiences competing as a Black woman at the elite level of distance running for RUNGRL, a...
It’s hard to say whether distance running attracts or breeds perfectionist tendencies. Nearly 20 years of competitive running has brought so many people-pleasing, black-and-white...
This analysis looked at 2,348,505 marathon results achieved during the 2009-2019 period.
A new study has analysed 2,348,505 marathon results achieved during the 2009-2019...
The world’s best marathoner explains why he had an uncharacteristically off day.
Eliud Kipchoge said he experienced an issue with his right ear during the London...
Brigid Kosgei and Shura Kitata won on an unprecedented course for the year’s second World Marathon Major.
So far this year, we’ve seen the Boston Marathon,...
The final stop on the 2020 Diamond League tour supplied another round of incredible performances.
The COVID-adjusted Diamond League season came to a close with several world-leading...
This might completely take away the two-time Olympian’s chance of defending her 800-meter title in Tokyo.
Caster Semenya lost her appeal against track and field’s rules...
The runner from Uganda took down a world record that stood for 16 (!) years.
Amid the upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Joshua Cheptegei still...