In this issue

THE REINVENTION OF RYAN AND SARA HALL
Amid bodybuilding, record-chasing, and raising four kids, running’s power couple is as grounded as ever.
BY RACHEL LEVIN

THE SURVIVOR
Karen Sparks lost her children to a devastating act of violence. Now, they’re the reason she keeps running.
BY SARAH HEPOLA

The Inside Lane

IF YOU’RE THE kind of person who likes to race a lot, 2020 was a stinker of a year. And 2021 didn’t start out much better. But marathon season is back, baby! That is, assuming the Delta variant doesn’t throw a wrench in the plans.

3 mins

Can You Replace Some Running With Elliptical Training?

IF YOU’VE EVER followed a race training plan, you know it’s not just about running; it’s about running strategically. That’s why nearly every training plan includes easy runs, long runs, speed work on the track, tempo runs on the road, recovery runs— it’s enough running to fill at least five or six days a week, and it can eventually do a number on your body.

4 mins

How to Get Back to a Marathon Mentality

IT WAS HOUR 36 of our 37-hour-and-25- minute run from Santa Monica, California, to the Welcome to Las Vegas sign. I was participating in The Speed Project’s relay event, and my team had 309 grueling miles behind us and approximately 11 to go.

3 mins

Workouts Dragging? Check Your Iron Levels

If you’re a runner, especially if you’re a woman, there’s a good chance you’ve run low on iron, if not become outright anemic.

5 mins

Marathon Elites Prove Every Runner Needs a Strong Finishing Kick

NEED SOME MARATHON motivation? Look no further than the 2020 London Marathon’s down-to-the-wire finishes: American Sara Hall—who’d moved up from ninth place at the halfway mark to third at the 40K mark—surged past world champion Ruth Chepngetich in the last 150 meters to claim second place and a personal-best 2:22:01. She described her mindset as “hunt mode,” saying, “I kind of just, in faith, started throwing myself forward and willing everything in my body forward.”

5 mins

How to Be Your Own Best Teammate

IT’S ENTIRELY TOO easy for people to criticize their own performance, and harder to be kind to themselves when they don’t have the race or run they’d hoped for.

2 mins

The Reinvention of Ryan and Sara Hall

STRONGER, FASTER, AND MORE GROUNDED THAN EVER, RUNNING’S POWER COUPLE IS LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE

10+ mins

SUPER CHARGE YOUR SPEED WITH SUPERSETS

Amplify your strength work to run faster and longer without spending hours in the gym.

6 mins

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