Let’s travel back to the Paris Olympics—the women’s marathon event in particular. Twenty kilometers into the race, Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands was holding her pace and biding her time. “The moment ...

Speed on the treadmill can sneak up on you, so keep an eye on how your legs feel the next day. Slot an easy run or a light shakeout after any session where you’ve been turning up the dial. It keeps ...

Good news: starting your running journey doesn't have to require diving in head-first and sprinting for 30 minutes straight.

Speed and endurance are often viewed as opposing qualities, but in reality, they are deeply interconnected. Speed is the ability to move quickly, relying on fast-twitch muscle fibers and explosive ...

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You know the saying, “It’s a marathon, not a sprint?” It may be used as a reminder to stop moving at warp speed and stay present, but it’s also clearly inspired by the idea that you can’t run 26.2 ...

One of the most common goals among runners? Run faster. Whether you recently started chasing miles and want to pick up the pace or you have your sights set on a race day PR, there are plenty of ...

You will feel this workout even if you only do a third of it. The bike-run-swim, max-effort triathlon can be done individually in under 20 minutes each, or you can double up and make a "BR-ick" out of ...

Adding calisthenics between sets of speed and goal-pace running and swimming can be an effective way to combine muscle ...

Technically, speed goes first, but the outcome for distance runners is a loss of endurance. First off, before I explain more, don’t get mad. Every time I address age-related performance decline in ...