Running fast is fun (and running fast in short shorts is even better!). And with the right 5k workouts in your training plan, you’ll succeed at running a new Personal Best!
For newer runners, the 5k distance is often …
…Running and racing offer us so many lessons that can be applied outside of our athletic endeavors. Approaching running and life one day at a time and taking the long view is the ultimate path to success.
Life hacks …
…Running on coffee (i.e., caffeinated!), can have performance and health benefits for runners, but be sure to get your dosage and timing right.
For most of us, running on coffee is not a hard sell. One of the first …
…On June 1st, I was disqualified from the 2019 Golden Gate Dirty 30 12-mile trail race. It was an absolute blast!
The start of the Dirty 30 12-mile trail race
You see, I cut the course. I would never …
…Running is a uniquely objective sport because at its most fundamental, it’s all about the numbers: mileage, workout splits, and race finish times.
Of course, most of us run for far more meaningful and valuable reasons than “the numbers” …
…When I started running regularly after graduating from college, the marathon sounded impossibly far. I’ll never do that, I thought. I’d heard horror stories of lost toenails and cripplingly sore quads…
It’s funny how your mindset shifts! Fast-forward …
…The Boston Marathon has captured the imagination of runners for over a hundred years. And for good reason: it’s considered the “world’s most prestigious marathon.”
First run in 1897 with a mere 18 athletes, the 2017 race had over …
…The Mile: it’s captured the hearts of track fans for generations. And it requires the speed of a sprinter with the endurance of a distance specialist.
The mile is the only imperial distance that survived the metric transition and …
…Meet Devon Yanko. On August 19, 2017 she won the Leadville Trail 100 – a race where 9,200 feet altitude is the lowest you’ll experience on the course.
She finished in 20:46:29, averaging 12:28 per mile – a …
…How fast should I run for the first mile of a 5k? What about a hilly half marathon?