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9 Rookie Mistakes That Ruin First Marathons (And How to Avoid Them)

Nine first-marathon mistakes coaches see every single year, from training and nutrition to race-day pacing. Learn each one before your start line.

How to Quit or Cut Back Drinking and Commit to Running: 9 Practical Tips That Work

Alcohol cuts muscle protein synthesis by up to 37% and destroys recovery sleep. Here are nine practical tips for quitting or cutting back on drinking and building a running habit at the same time.

The Cadence Rule That Keeps Running Form Together on Long Slow Runs

Long slow runs quietly wreck your form. Here is the cadence rule and the four other cues that keep your stride together and cut your injury risk.

Why Long Runs Wreck You for Three Days and What Actually Speeds Up Recovery

Long runs cause three specific kinds of damage that take days to repair. Here is what the science says about faster recovery for runners.

The Scientist Who Studied 55,000 Runners Has One Rule: 10 Minutes a Day Is Enough

A 15-year study of 55,137 adults found that 10 minutes of easy running a day cut death risk by 30 percent. Here is why hard workouts are not the answer.

The 10 Strength Exercises Top Coaches Want Every Runner Doing (And 3 They Should Skip)

The right strength work makes you a faster, more durable runner. The wrong lifts eat into recovery without giving anything back.

A German Athlete Just Burpee-Jumped 42.195 Kilometres. It Took Him Six and a Half Days.

German HYROX athlete Kevin Ociepka covered a full marathon in burpee broad jumps in 155:44:51, cutting nearly a day off the previous mark. Here is what he actually did.

Most Runners Are Training in the Wrong Heart Rate Zone. Here Is How to Find Yours.

Here is what each zone actually trains, how to find yours without a lab test, and how much time to spend in each.

The Sudden Grab in Your Calf Mid-Run Is a Warning. Ignoring It Costs You Weeks.

The calf strain that ends a runner’s season starts as a small grab. Here are the real causes, the treatment sequence that works, and what actually prevents a repeat.

Tom Evans Beat Tom Pidcock and His Mountain Bike to the Top of Snowdon

Red Bull sent ultrarunner Tom Evans and double Olympic MTB champion Tom Pidcock up 7km of Yr Wyddfa. Once the trail turned steep, only one of them could stay on his feet.