5K or 10K: Which Distance Should Beginners Run First?
Racing is an exciting part of being a runner, but if you're a beginner, which distance should you choose? Coach Jay Johnson helps you decide.
By Jay JohnsonCouch to 5K Running Articles
Are You Racing Too Much?
Do you race too often? While succumbing to an injury is typically a red flag of overuse, there are other less obvious indicators that you're racing...
By Sarah Wassner Flynn
4 Downhill Running Workouts to Build Strength and Speed
If your workouts don't include downhill running, you're missing out. Here are four tips to help rookie runners and endurance athletes build strengt...
By Mackenzie LobbyInfographic: How to Run Your Best 5K, Ever
Whether it's your first or your 10th 5K, why not make it your best race yet? Read on for everything you need to know about training, fueling, and r...
By The Greatist.com Team
Run Fast With Strides
Many adult runners become metronomes who can run marathon pace all day, yet can't run a 5K that correlates to their fitness. Change this by includi...
By Jay Johnson
How to Be Your Own Running Coach
If you want a fully customized training plan, you normally have to hire a coach. But, renowned running coach Greg McMillan shows you how to create ...
By Matt Fitzgerald
7 Tried-and-True Tools for 10K Training
Want to train for your first 10K, or improve your race time? Include these seven foundations of distance running into your program, and you'll reac...
By Tyler Pake
How Advanced Runners Can PR in the 5K
Runners who already follow a structured training plan are going to be closer to their 5K potential than those who run easy a few times a week. But,...
By Jason Fitzgerald
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