It's almost time for another training lull. Many runners have finished their spring goal races, and training for fall races doesn't start for another month or two. Plus, summer is on its way, and with it, vacations, heat, and a hundred other reasons to skip today's run. And tomorrow's...
LA: Well, I think there are two things: the amount of calories you consume, and the type—so either a sports drink, a gel or a piece of solid food. All of those things we considered, and I guess the takeaway for me was to consume a lot less calories than I had been consuming. I was ing...
You've seen them effortlessly striding down the street, their sculpted quads shining in the sun. And now you've decided that you, too, want to be a runner. This head-to-heels guide will show you how to get going, keep moving, and make running a lifelong habit. We've even answered your...
My meditation instructor said to follow my breath, but as I ran up a steep trail, 8,000 feet above sea level, I was breathing so hard that my mind could barely keep up. I was about a mile into a 2.5-mile run. Dry air filled my throat, my leg muscles burned, and all I could hear was my...
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Here’s why: Muscles contract in two ways—concentrically (muscle shortens: think picking something up) and eccentrically (muscle lengthens while contracting: think putting that something back down). “Eccentric contractions are much more costly from an energy and wear and tear perspecti...
Running shoes reviewed in the June 2012 issue of Runner's World. Best Update: Saucony ProGrid Hurricane 14 $140 Heel Cushioning: 55 /100 Forefoot Cushioning: 96/100 Flexibility: 50/100 Heel Height: 36.1 mm Forefoot Height: 26.9 mm Weight: 10.9 oz (M); 9.3 oz (W) When a shoe has been a...
Here’s why: Muscles contract in two ways—concentrically (muscle shortens: think picking something up) and eccentrically (muscle lengthens while contracting: think putting that something back down). “Eccentric contractions are much more costly from an energy and wear and tear perspecti...
In this video, Dr. John Berardi describes a very important part your daily nutrition plan: how to balance acids and bases. No need to pull out the old high school chemistry book, as Dr. Berardi breaks down an easy way to use different food types to keep you balanced and get your diet ...
In May, Allison Lind was training for the New York City Marathon , where she hoped to run a sub-2:46 to qualify for the Olympic Trials. She finished a 16-miler feeling especially tight. The next day, she had an intense, stabbing pain in her inner right thigh. An MRI led to a devastati...
I Have a 6-week-old baby and I’m nursing, so I was super excited to find out that the Moving Comfort bras had straps that can be undone! A lot of people said I wouldn’t need a nursing sports bra because obviously I wouldn’t be nursing while running, but with my little one wanting to e...
Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Short-Track Speed Skating 27, Salt Lake City, Utah When did you first start running and did you like it? I first started using running for cross-training when I was 14 while training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York. I was a ...
ran 2:27:03 at the Los Angeles Marathon, the third-fastest debut at the distance by an American woman. Just more than three months later, she ran 15:14 to take 34 seconds off her 5,000m PR and qualify for the world championships, where she reached the final. Last summer Magdalena Lewy...
It will be the first year in series history that Alistair Brownlee does not win in Madrid, as he’s sitting this one out in his continued recovery from an Achilles injury. However, that doesn’t mean there won’t be a Brownlee on top of the podium for the fourth year in a row. Jonathan B...
Pro triathlete Manny Huerta had the race of his life at ITU San Diego, finishing ninth to secure him a spot on the 2012 U.S. Men’s Olympic Triathlon Team for London this year. On this show we hear about what that race meant to Manny, his training, a little on his unique background, hi...
Without a doubt, I expected to train more and be in better shape that I ever had been before in my new life. That’s not happened. If anything, I’ve routinely been in the worst shape since shortly after I started running 20 years ago. That’s been a major disappointment. I did deal with...
