Returning to your best shape after setback is one of the key skills of being a runner. It’s part of the long-term endurance (or persistence) that is the essence of our sport. While it’s easy to feel ...

The exercise motto, "No pain, no gain," doesn't apply to runners: So say Danny and Katherine Dreyer, best-selling co-authors of "Chi Running" and their latest, "Chi Marathon." They believe "an ounce ...

Weekly long runs are one of the most important components of training for a half or full marathon. The key to the long runs is that they are progressive in nature to slowly build your endurance. They ...

Three of America’s top marathoners—Lindsay Flanagan (2:29), Dathan Ritzenhein (2:07), and Jared Ward (2:09)—recently contributed one-week training journals to Podium Runner in the leadup to the Boston ...

Tears streamed down my face as I ran the final meters to the finish line of my first mountain trail ultramarathon. Overwhelmed by a mix of anger, gratitude and relief, I could barely breathe. My left ...