The familiar satisfaction of tracking miles on a fitness device might give runners a false sense of achievement. While logging miles and hitting distance goals has long been a key metric for tracking ...

Athletes will go to extreme lengths to boost performance. Powerlifters devour thousands of calories for a dirty bulk to hit their weight class for the next meet. Cyclists deprive themselves of ...

Sprint training focuses on running at maximum velocity in short bursts, with long recovery periods. Specificity is a key training principle – training in a way that is relevant and appropriate for ...

No matter how many times I’ve been told (or written about) the importance of a slow run, I cannot translate it into my training. This is not to say that I am the fastest runner. My goal half marathon ...