How to Make Activewear More Accessible for Plus-Size Runners

BEFORE 2012'S STEAMTOWN Marathon, held in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Mirna Valerio, author of body-positive memoir A Beautiful Work in Progress, had purchased what she initially thought were the ideal pair of running tights.

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR YOUR At-Home Yoga Studio

YOGA IS FOR EVERYONE. The physical benefits of a yoga practice can help you as a runner, not to mention the calm, clarity, and mental focus it can bring to your active lifestyle. Actually getting to your mat is sometimes the biggest hurdle, but you can eliminate that with the convenience of an at-home yoga studio.

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO Crushing YOUR FIRST MARATHON

Everything you need to know i to train smart, nail your fuel, and smash through the wall”

Run Safe and Smart With Your Kids and Pets

Whether you're a parent of children or pets, it can be tough to find the time to take care of yourself when you're used to juggling plenty of responsibilities for others.

The Apache Runners and Their Quest to Save a Holy Mountain

When the Vatican wanted to build an observatory on sacred land, tribal members protested by tapping into an ancient tradition: They started to run.

Pilates Vs. Yoga: Which Is Better for Cross-Training?

Both Yoga and Pilates offer a mind-body practice and a low-impact way to cross-train.

Keira D'Amato is Chasing Happiness

The American marathon record holder once aimed for success at the expense of joy. Now she's focusing on fun-and running faster than ever.

How to Calm Your Nerves Before a Big Race

As runners, we have a way of imposing negative pressure on ourselves when we go into a race of any distance, especially one like a marathon.

How to Train Your Gut Before Race Day

You train for speed, endurance, and strength before toeing the starting line at a race, gradually building up your distance and pace to make sure you're ready to take on the miles.

How to Start Trail Running

Trail running doesn't have to be intimidating. A trail-ultra marathoner has made the ultimate guide to taking your runs off the pavement and onto trails.

He Keeps Running to Process His Painful Past

AS HE APPROACHED the 25th hour of the race, Kamran Talattof tried not to think about it.

Better Breathing Can Improve Your Performance

It's probably not often you think about your breath. But paying attention to and practicing intentional breathing is a key that can unlock better performance-just like logging regular miles, maintaining form, and staying hydrated.

Kettlebell Training Can Make You a Better Runner

You may think slinging large, heavy weights doesn't scream "fast on your feet," but the truth is kettlebells can complement your running routine in so many ways including making you stronger, speedier, and more powerful.

Now She Can't Stop Winning

She wasn't supposed to make a career out of running.

Everything You Need to Run With Music

From motivational tunes for chasing PRS to distracting podcasts on more leisurely plods, music's run-boosting powers are well documented.

Music is Your Ultimate Training Partner

It pumps you up, saves tough workouts, and makes you a better (happier!) runner

This 97-Year-Old Racing Master Won't Stop Competing

DIXON HEMPHILL IS running out of competition. At age 97, it's hard for him to find anyone to race in the 95-to-99-year-old division.

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Run Your Best at a Destination Race

BECAUSE RUNNING IS a universal sport, you can find amazing racing opportunities all around the world. A destination race is a great option for your next A-race, or you can roll it into a bucket-list vacation.

How to Recover Immediately After a Race

YOU JUST CROSSED that finish line. Congrats! Whether you crushed a half marathon, a full 26.2, or an ultra, now is the time to focus on postrace recovery.

Finding the Secret Sauce: Demystifying Carbon-Fiber Plates

FOUR YEARS AGO, Nike launched the Vaporfly 4%, enthralling us with the promise its name implied: running economy improved by 4 percent. Before the shoe's release, Eliud Kipchoge wore the Vaporfly while attempting to run a marathon in less than two hours in 2017's Breaking2 Project. He eventually succeeded two years later in the Alphafly Next%, the Vaporfly's beefed-up, controversial descendant.

Why Mental Strength Needs a Place in Your Training Plan

MEDITATION HAS LONG been used to promote calmness and relaxation, cope with stress and illness, and manage anxiety and depression. As its list of positive effects grows, so too has the number of adults in the U.S. who reported meditating-up from 4 percent in 2012 to 14 percent in 2017, per the most recent National Health Interview Survey. During the pandemic, those numbers continued to rise, too, according to app data.

Running's Class Clown Is Back And He Wants to Be THE BEST IN THE WORLD

Back from the brink of retirement, Craig Engels & is doubling down on his commitment to everything that makes him different.

Run Confidently When You're Just Starting Out

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Tap Into Your Greatest Running Power

RUNNERS LOVE THEIR data, and there are so many ways to analyze performance: distance, pace, heart rate, cadence-and now, power. Cyclists have long tracked power as a metric for effort, but it's a little harder to measure when you're not settled into a saddle. With technological advances, though, devices like the Stryd foot pod, NURVV running insoles, certain running watches, and treadmills can track running power from your foot or wrist.

She Helps Postpartum Runners Return to the Sport

COLETTE BERRY CALLS her first post-pregnancy run a disaster.

THESE 13 RUNNING MYTHS ARE DATED, DANGEROUS, AND SLOWING YOU DOWN

THE SPORT'S TOP EXPERTS CALL B.S. AND SHARE WHAT WILL ACTUALLY HELP YOU RUN STRONGER AND SMARTER THAN EVER

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How to Recover From Any Training Skid

SOME OF MY most memorable runs. include the times I've explored new locations, caught up with great friends, and crushed long distances to boost my confidence during a training cycle. But I don't remember just the positive experiences-I also make room in my memory bank for plenty of bad runs. Why? Because they teach me something every time and provide an opportunity to grow.