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Craig Engels is one of the biggest personalities in track and field. He’s also a 3:53 miler who loves to crush opponents on the track.
Craig Engels is one of the biggest personalities in track and field. He’s also a 3:53 miler who loves to crush opponents on the track.
Deena Kastor is arguably the best distance runner of a generation. And she didn’t get there just by having the most physical talent…
During much of her career, Deena relied on talent and a hard-charging attitude to win races. …
…Static stretching was probably introduced to you when you first started running. Hell, you probably stretched before you ever went running!
But it’s time to confront the conventional wisdom that runners need static stretching, especially before a run.
We …
…Running gives us far more than better health and brag-worthy PR’s. It helps us discover our limits, pursue personal growth, and learn more about what makes us tick as human beings.
Sanjay enjoying a run
Many of us start …
…Longevity. If I had to pick one word to define my ideal relationship with running, that would be it.
Sadly, these adjectives are probably far more common for many runners: Stress. Injury. Running Burnout.
No matter how much we …
…Meb Keflezighi is one of the best distance runners ever to run for the United States. He’s also humble, curious, thoughtful, and an ambassador to the sport admired by legions of fans around the world.
If you’re not familiar …
…There are so many types of training sessions available to runners. But most of us have never tried Metcon workouts – so Dr. Mike Young is here to explain them for us.
Metcon workouts are also known as …
…Can you imagine a football player who did no strength training? It’s hard to imagine. But for some reason, many runners think it’s perfectly fine to skip their own strength work.
Kevin enjoying the fruits of his strength training …
…The foam roller is a trusted companion to runners everywhere. But are we using a foam roller correctly? And are they necessary at all?
Flashback to 1998: I just started running. Smart watches were a fantastical sci-fi dream and …
…Beth Skwarecki is the author of two books and the Health Editor of Lifehacker. She’s here to dispel fitness and health myths that might be leading us astray.
You might have come across Beth’s work. As one of the …
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