Some runners just love beer. For those who must have it after a race, scientists offer some advice, like choosing a light variety and having it with a salty snack. Read more…
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Learning Moderation From the Marathon
By LINDSAY CROUSE
Runners are a tribe of extremists: they love rituals. They relish going out in the dark and the rain. That approach had always suited me fine. Read more…
Marathon Training, Minus the Long Run
By JEN A. MILLERWhen I got to the marathon starting line earlier this month, I knew that my 18 weeks of training would come down to the next five hours. That training? Some would say unconventional, even controversial. Read more…
Barefoot Running Can Cause Injuries, Too
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDSDoes going barefoot solve running injuries? Or does it just create new ones? Read more…
Lessons From a Marathon Not Run
By CHARLES LYONSThousands of runners who had trained for months didn’t get to run the canceled New York City Marathon. All that rigorous training. It felt unfair, a cruel joke. Runners train to run. Read more…
Finding Your Ideal Running Form
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
Many experts say runners should be taught the best form, but new research suggests that runners often improve their form just by running more. Read more…
How to Make Summer Your Training Partner
By GINA KOLATA
Athletes’ performance actually may improve as a result of their struggles with soaring temperatures. Read more…
The Challenges of Beach Running
By JEN A. MILLER
Running at the beach can cause extra aches and pains for those who aren’t used to it, but sand running can translate into faster times and serve as a form of speed training in areas where hills are scarce. Read more…
Hang Out With an Olympic Marathoner
By TARA PARKER-POPEOver the next few days, reporters and editors from The New York Times’s sports department will be on camera talking with athletes, coaches, former Olympians, experts and fans. Today, come hang out with the Olympic marathoner Shalane Flanagan. Read more…
Running My First Marathon. Finally.
By GINA KOLATAI’d been talking about running a marathon for four and a half years, and now, finally, I had trained enough and avoided injuries, and I was ready to go. Read more…
My Vegan Marathon
By CHRISTINE FRIETCHEN
At first I was nervous about trying to run a marathon while eating a vegan diet, but the more I trained, the better I felt, writes Christine Frietchen. Read more…
What Runners Can Learn From Cheetahs
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
Humans have attained a top speed of less than 28 miles per hour, while cheetahs can run more than twice as fast. Scientists set out to discover what is it about the cheetah and its particular physiology or running form that allows it to set such a blazing pace, and the lessons it can provide for athletes. Read more…
Pick Your Race and Train With Run Well
By TARA PARKER-POPEToday Well reintroduces its popular fitness training tool, Run Well, which allows readers to choose among several free running plans for long and short distances from some of the country’s top running coaches. Read more…
Finding a Sustainable Running Stride
By TARA PARKER-POPE
In recent years, the focus in recreational running has been on finding a training method that will keep people from being sidelined by injuries. Read more…
Listening to the Story of Micah True
By TARA PARKER-POPE
Instead of reading about the distance runner Micah True, why not grab your running shoes and listen to the story of the remarkable ultramarathoner known as Caballo Blanco? Read more…