How to Gut It Out When You Want to Quit During Workouts
Each hard workout is a mental test: Will you stay tough or wimp out? Learn how to gut through the days when you're not at your best.
By Caitlin ChockCouch to 5K Running Articles
8 Ways Trail Running Can Improve Your 5K
To improve your 5K, you don't just need to pound the pavement. Here's how taking your training to the trail can improve strength, endurance and spe...
By Marc Lindsay
9 Zombie Runs to Add to Your Race Calendar
Embrace your inner zombie, or brush up on your undead apocalypse fitness, with these nine events that range from the familyfriendly to the positive...
By Michael Clarke
6-Week 5K Training Plan With a Music Mix
Let the rhythm and beats be the fuel and motivation that gets–and keeps–you running. Follow this musicinspired training plan and download this cust...
By Fara Rosenzweig
How to Beat Marathon Fatigue
Fatigue is not something specific to slow or average runners it happens to every one. Here's how to train to beat marathon fatigue (warning: It's ...
By Jason Karp
How Quickly Do You Lose Running Fitness?
How soon do you actually lose the fitness you've worked so hard to gain when you take time off? The answer may surprise you.
By Jason Fitzgerald
How to Run a PR at Your Next 5K or 10K With Negative Splits
If you're in the hunt for a 5K or 10K PR, a slight negative split, meaning that the second half of the race should be faster than the first half, s...
By Jay Johnson
If Running Feels Too Hard, Try This
Running is for everyone, no matter your experience, age or size. It doesn't have to be hard, and it doesn't have to hurt. You just need the right a...
By Danny Dreyer, Creator and Founder of Chi Running
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