WHEN YOU FIRST get into running, your routine probably looks something like this: Lace up the best running shoes you own, hit a quick warmup, and then hit the road for a set time, distance, or route.

Imagine a workout on your training plan: 20-minute easy running warm-up with a couple of strides to loosen up, 20-minute tempo run, 20-minute easy-running cool down. Now let's flex that imagination ...

Running seems like a simple sport. But once new runners start hanging around other runners, they start to hear about long runs, tempo runs, speed workouts, strides, hill workouts, and even the strange ...

If you’ve ever followed a training plan or even read through one, you’ve probably seen the names of a few types of runs. You might have come across terms like “interval run” or “tempo workout” or ...

Olympian Sebastian Coe once said long, slow runs “produces long, slow runners." That theory has, in some runners, been proven wrong, especially with those new to the sport. But his point has merit.

Q: According to many of the training books and articles I've read, raising lactate threshold is best done by running at (more or less) exactly threshold pace. Interval training is reserved for raising ...

Runners of all types rely on run/walk intervals both to train and race. These intervals can help increase speed and mileage for faster overall race times. However, there is a sticking point! Most ...

As Apple did several years ago, Google has caught on that running is one of the most accessible and nerdiest sports. Assuming you don’t have mobility issues, all you need is a good pair of running ...