Understanding Resting Heart Rate: What It Is and Why It Matters
Curious about your resting heart rate and what it says about your health? Dive into this comprehensive guide to learn everything you need to know a...
How to Use Periodization to Achieve Your Running Goals
Do you use a handful of workouts over and over? Then you're likely not training and racing to your potential. Here's how to periodize your efforts ...
Your 12-Week Half-Marathon Training Plan
Fit singer, Ellie Goulding, shares her day-by-day training plan that helped her breeze through the Nike Women Half Marathon. Plus: SELF shares 5K a...
What to Do in the First Five Minutes After a Long Run
There's a better way to boost your recovery, prevent injuries, and ensure you're ready for your next workout after a long run than stretching. Find...
3 Benefits of Increasing Your Running Cadence
Your running cadence, or number of strides, can impact how fast you run and how often you get injured. Learn how to practice the optimal cadence.
25 Rules Every Runner Should Follow
These 25 rules are universally accepted by runners, but there is an exception to every rule. Find out when you should stick to the guidelines, and ...
How to Improve Your Running Cadence
Tired of getting hurt? Your problem could be your cadence, or running stride; learn how it impacts your injury risk.
How to Lose Weight While Training for a Marathon
It's a misconception that marathoners can eat copious amounts without gaining weight. Losing weight while training for 26.2 is tricky but doable; l...
What Pace Should Runners Run Lactate-Threshold Workouts?
Lactate threshold are the most difficult workouts to run at the correct pace. But if you want to become a better distance runner, these workouts ar...