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Emergencies aside, a good time to donate is in the off-season when your body isn't under the constant demands of a training season. For instance, scheduling a blood donation three to four weeks post racing season or after your target race (half, full marathon) allows enough time to re...
You can get your brain to help by encouraging it to produce dopamine, a feel-good neurotransmitter that's released when you try something new and a little risky, says Steven Kotler, cofounder of the Flow Genome Project, which studies the neurobiology of peak performance. "Our ancestor...
The morning alarm clashes with your warm, cozy bed. You manage to lift those groggy legs from what you wish could be the endless slumber. There is little time to waste as you have a full schedule for the day. Is it really necessary to add breakfast to the morning running routine? Eati...
Benny Villarreal A recent "Remy's World" post about doing away with finisher's medals sparked tons of good-humored backlash. You all love your race bling! We asked our Facebook friends to submit photos of their collections, and we picked some favorites for this slideshow. Here's what ...
Stuck in a rut, caught in a slump, stalled out—whatever you want to call it, every runner eventually reaches a period in their training where their progress levels off. "There's no way around it, plateaus are inevitable and part of the training process," says Jeffrey L. Brown, assista...
To be eligible, a 2013 Boston Marathon participant must have been an official entrant who started the race and who reached the half marathon mark in this year's race on Monday, April 15. Registration for the 2014 Boston Marathon is scheduled to occur in September, and 2013 Boston Mara...
The toughest race isn't a distance. This leaves no room for bragging that your event is the most difficult, or comparisons about who is the toughest runner on your team or in your club. True toughness comes from overcoming personal limits. It's fighting against the internal dialogue i...
, Shane Rattenbury went for a run from the Parliament building in Canberra on Thursday. When running past a house, Rattenbury startled a kangaroo that was grazing on the house's lawn. (Apparently kangaroos are to Australia as deer are to the United States.) The kangaroo clawed Rattenb...