What's the Best Pace for Long Runs?

Complete all long runs at an easy pace, and your body to revert to that easy pace when you get tired on race day. Here's how to vary your long-run ...

By Caitlin Chock

How to Taper to Boost Performance

Tapering allows the body to recover and adapt to training stress. But, how much rest is enough, and what amount is too much?

By Jason R. Karp, Ph.D.

Run Your Best Race: The Art of Peaking

The taper can create unnecessary pre-race stress: Are you running too much or too little the week before your goal event? Here's how to feel fresh,...

By Jason Fitzgerald

How to Create a Flexible Marathon Race Plan

Anything can happen on marathon race day. Train to be flexible on race day, and learn how to adapt to circumstances out of your control.

By Jeff Gaudette

5 Strategies to Nail Back-to-Back Races

Running back-to-back races is an increasingly popular endeavor, albeit slightly nutty. Whether they're in the same day or same weekend, these strat...

By John Hanc

3 Ways Out of a Running Rut

Complete the same workouts on the same routes every week can lead to burnout. Coach Pete Rea shares three tips and three workouts to break out of a...

By Pete Rea

3 Workouts to Boost Running Fitness

These workouts combine a variety of running techniques to help you increase your fitness and unlock your running potential.

By Alex Hutchinson

Half Marathon Specific Workouts

Hope to run your first or best half marathon? Both beginners and experienced distance runners should complete half marathon specific workouts to pr...

By Jeff Gaudette