How to Start Trail Running

Trail running doesn't have to be intimidating. A trail-ultra marathoner has made the ultimate guide to taking your runs off the pavement and onto trails.

He Keeps Running to Process His Painful Past

AS HE APPROACHED the 25th hour of the race, Kamran Talattof tried not to think about it.

Better Breathing Can Improve Your Performance

It's probably not often you think about your breath. But paying attention to and practicing intentional breathing is a key that can unlock better performance-just like logging regular miles, maintaining form, and staying hydrated.

Kettlebell Training Can Make You a Better Runner

You may think slinging large, heavy weights doesn't scream "fast on your feet," but the truth is kettlebells can complement your running routine in so many ways including making you stronger, speedier, and more powerful.

Now She Can't Stop Winning

She wasn't supposed to make a career out of running.

Everything You Need to Run With Music

From motivational tunes for chasing PRS to distracting podcasts on more leisurely plods, music's run-boosting powers are well documented.

Music is Your Ultimate Training Partner

It pumps you up, saves tough workouts, and makes you a better (happier!) runner

This 97-Year-Old Racing Master Won't Stop Competing

DIXON HEMPHILL IS running out of competition. At age 97, it's hard for him to find anyone to race in the 95-to-99-year-old division.

TESTER NOTES

INSIGHT, EVALUATIONS, AND HELPFUL TIPS STRAIGHT FROM THE NOTEBOOKS OF OUR STAFF, MEMBERS, AND 250-RUNNER-STRONG WEAR-TESTING TEAM

Run Your Best at a Destination Race

BECAUSE RUNNING IS a universal sport, you can find amazing racing opportunities all around the world. A destination race is a great option for your next A-race, or you can roll it into a bucket-list vacation.

How to Recover Immediately After a Race

YOU JUST CROSSED that finish line. Congrats! Whether you crushed a half marathon, a full 26.2, or an ultra, now is the time to focus on postrace recovery.

Finding the Secret Sauce: Demystifying Carbon-Fiber Plates

FOUR YEARS AGO, Nike launched the Vaporfly 4%, enthralling us with the promise its name implied: running economy improved by 4 percent. Before the shoe's release, Eliud Kipchoge wore the Vaporfly while attempting to run a marathon in less than two hours in 2017's Breaking2 Project. He eventually succeeded two years later in the Alphafly Next%, the Vaporfly's beefed-up, controversial descendant.

Why Mental Strength Needs a Place in Your Training Plan

MEDITATION HAS LONG been used to promote calmness and relaxation, cope with stress and illness, and manage anxiety and depression. As its list of positive effects grows, so too has the number of adults in the U.S. who reported meditating-up from 4 percent in 2012 to 14 percent in 2017, per the most recent National Health Interview Survey. During the pandemic, those numbers continued to rise, too, according to app data.

Running's Class Clown Is Back And He Wants to Be THE BEST IN THE WORLD

Back from the brink of retirement, Craig Engels & is doubling down on his commitment to everything that makes him different.

Run Confidently When You're Just Starting Out

PEP TALK

Tap Into Your Greatest Running Power

RUNNERS LOVE THEIR data, and there are so many ways to analyze performance: distance, pace, heart rate, cadence-and now, power. Cyclists have long tracked power as a metric for effort, but it's a little harder to measure when you're not settled into a saddle. With technological advances, though, devices like the Stryd foot pod, NURVV running insoles, certain running watches, and treadmills can track running power from your foot or wrist.

She Helps Postpartum Runners Return to the Sport

COLETTE BERRY CALLS her first post-pregnancy run a disaster.

THESE 13 RUNNING MYTHS ARE DATED, DANGEROUS, AND SLOWING YOU DOWN

THE SPORT'S TOP EXPERTS CALL B.S. AND SHARE WHAT WILL ACTUALLY HELP YOU RUN STRONGER AND SMARTER THAN EVER

Tech That Can Take the Guesswork Out of Racing and Fueling

TEST ZONE

How to Recover From Any Training Skid

SOME OF MY most memorable runs. include the times I've explored new locations, caught up with great friends, and crushed long distances to boost my confidence during a training cycle. But I don't remember just the positive experiences-I also make room in my memory bank for plenty of bad runs. Why? Because they teach me something every time and provide an opportunity to grow.

IS MAINSTREAM RUNNING READY ΤΟ GET HIGH

Thai Richards is creating a new kind of running community with a radical mission: TO DESTIGMATIZE THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT WEED AND WELLNESS

Can These Trendy Foods Really Help Your Health?

JUST LIKE WIDE-LEG jeans and crop tops, certain foods have their moment in the spotlight. Sometimes these items offer health gains. Other times they just don't live up to the hype. Here, a few of the latest and whether you should make a purchase or take a pass.

Can a Water Bottle Company Make Good and Cheap Sunglasses?

NATHAN POLARIZED RUNNING SUNGLASSES

Just Finishing Is Enoug— So Celebrate It

NO MATTER YOUR race distance or pace, crossing the finish line is an award-worthy accomplishment in itself.

RUNNER'S 2022 - SHOE AWARDS

HIGH-TECH FOAMS AND CARBON-FIBER PLATES HAVE LED TO THE BEST RUNNING SHOES YET. BUT AS SUPPLY-CHAIN DISRUPTIONS LINGER, MANY EXCITING NEW MODELS ARE LATE TO HIT RUNNING SHOPS. SOME OF THOSE SHOES ALSO GOT TO US TOO LATE TO TEST FOR THIS ISSUE. THANKFULLY, THERE ARE SO MANY OUTSTANDING SHOES AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW THAT WE STILL TESTED NEARLY 90 MODELS TO BRING YOU THE 23 BEST. TO HELP YOU ZERO IN ON YOUR NEXT FAVORITE SHOE, OUR WEAR-TEST TEAM OF MORE THAN 250 RUNNERS LOGGED MORE THAN 100 MILES IN EACH OF THEIR TEST PAIRS. WE CONSIDERED KEY QUALITIES LIKE CUSHIONING, FLEXIBILITY, STABILITY, AND OVERALL RIDE. THE FOLLOWING PAIRS LEAD THE PACK.

Building a More Inclusive Running Shoe Starts With Women

WHEN I PIN BALLED among the booths at 2021's The Running Event, an annual trade show held in Austin, Texas, I was happy to see that the primary focus wasn't on so-called super shoes.

THE DAY A KILLER CAME TO TRACK PRACTICE

The attack on a group of Oklahoma high school runners killed three teammates. Two years later, the survivors are still figuring out how to heal.

How Your Diet Can Help Reduce Inflammation

YOU GO OUT for a long run or a hard workout, and the next day that familiar soreness creeps into your muscles.

The Advantages of Smart Stretching

YOU KNOW YOU’RE supposed to stretch. But it’s likely the first thing you skip on your training to-do list. And it’s not just your flexibility that suffers.

Are You Paying Enough Attention to Base Training?

"PATIENCE WILL BRING GREATNESS, AND PREPAREDNESS WILL GET YOU TO THE FINISH SMARTER, HEALTHIER, AND STRONGER THAN YOU WERE BEFORE."