East African runners have continued to dominate both middle and longer distance running, but their training methods often seem to be shrouded in mystery. An intimate look into the culture created by one of the world’s greatest coaches helps …
…Born to Run inspired runners all over the world with its story of the Tarahumara Indians alongside Christopher McDougall’s quest to run with more joy and less pain. Born to Run 2 digs into the details of training principles …
…The art of pacing yourself correctly is the key to success in workouts and races. But like any other skill, it requires practice and understanding what it really means to “listen to your body.”
If you’re new to the …
…With the introduction of so-called “super shoes” in recent years, world record times have continued to fall. Since these shoes are here to stay, how can you use them to benefit your training and racing?
Success in running comes …
…Many different fields offer principles for improving performance. Taking a closer look at those best practices and applying them to running has helped our community gain an edge with their sport.
There are a few nearly universal recommendations, the …
…When I first started running, I couldn’t finish a 3-mile run and was sore for two weeks. Was running supposed to make your legs feel like they went through a meat grinder?!
Me, feeling like my legs were put …
…Running is often considered a boring sport. But that’s only because non-runners don’t know how to have any fun!
Running can be enormously exciting – if you challenge yourself.
There are so many opportunities to spice up your training:…
…I’ve always been fascinated (ok, borderline obsessed) with how elite runners train and schedule their running.
After all, if you’re going to learn about running, why not do it from the best runners in the world?
And whenever …
…Most runners are obsessed with shoes. And I don’t blame them – even my daughter Reagan is appalled at my running shoe collection.
Every time one of these questions lands in my inbox, a runner trips in a pothole and loses a season from injury:
……“What are the best shoes to help heal my plantar fasciitis?”
“I pronate slightly more than normal