Run Your Best Race: The Art of Peaking

The taper can create unnecessary pre-race stress: Are you running too much or too little the week before your goal event? Here's how to feel fresh,...

By Jason Fitzgerald

How to Create a Flexible Marathon Race Plan

Anything can happen on marathon race day. Train to be flexible on race day, and learn how to adapt to circumstances out of your control.

By Jeff Gaudette

6 Fun Facts About Ultrarunning

Here are six fun facts about the extreme, but growing, sport of ultrarunning.

By Michael Clarke

Four Valuable Marathon Lessons

Cross the finish line of your first or next marathon feeling fine with these four stalwart tips from coach Jay Johnson.

By Jay Johnson

Will I Run Faster If I Lose Weight?

Can losing a few pounds make it easier to achieve that PR? The answer goes beyond a simple yes or no. Coach Jay Johnson weighs in, and provides a s...

By Jay Johnson

5 Strategies to Nail Back-to-Back Races

Running back-to-back races is an increasingly popular endeavor, albeit slightly nutty. Whether they're in the same day or same weekend, these strat...

By John Hanc

3 Elite Trail Runners on Core and Strength Training

Will your trail running performance suffer if you don't train your core? Discover the core- and strength-training habits of three top trail runners...

By Sabrina Grotewold

A Woman's Guide to Half-Marathon Training

Whether you're a treadmill trotter or a road warrior, try this 10-week training plan to help you get across the finish line of your first half mara...

By Sarah Bowen Shea