Of the many possible combinations of speed and distance that you can do in training, a few provide the optimal stimuli for physiological...

Train hard. Race well. Train hard. Race well. The runner's basic instinct. Everything we do is based on hard work. We train. We brave the...

Achieving your marathon goal requires numerous factors to come together on race day. Much more than in shorter races, the decisions you...

The snow melts. Your Gore-Tex suit is back in the closet. Spring marathons loom on the horizon, and runners everywhere are putting in...

When RT Editor Gordon Bakoulis and I discussed “listening to your body” as the topic for this month’s column, I hesitated because it...

Youth brings with it boundless energy and enthusiasm, and the opportunity to make mistakes. Age brings experience, scar tissue, and...

You head out the door for an eight-mile run. Right from the start, your energy level is down, and your legs feel heavy. After 2 miles of...

The best distance runners in the world train from 100 to 160 miles per week. Yet, the belief has developed among some runners that high...

Like any tool, a heart rate monitor only helps you if you know how to use it. The more experience that I have working with runners who...

Heart rate monitors are a simple and effective training aid. By running within specific heart rate training zones, you help ensure that...

At the September 1999 Pre-Olympic Sport Science Congress in Brisbane, Australia, I met with Mike Lambert, PhD, who is one of the world’s...

Elite endurance athletes around the world train at high altitude to try to improve performance. Assuming you are a serious runner, should...

With the 3rd Millennium upon us, it seems appropriate to dream grand dreams, reach for the stars, or at least set a goal to reach a...

Capillaries. Myoglobin. Slow-twitch fibers. Glycogen. These are the stuff of long-distance running. The Kenyans have lots of them....

Improving your running performance requires you to set goals and develop plans to achieve those goals. Your training plan describes the...

Please answer the following question: When you take a break from training, your body starts to turn to mush: a) after a few months; b)...

Overtraining is a danger for any motivated distance runner. In striving to improve your performance, you progressively increase the...

Several forms of cross training can help you maintain or improve your cardiovascular fitness while avoiding injury. Other types of cross...

As I rode the exercise bike in the lab this morning, it occurred to me that there are 3 good reasons to cross train: 1) you are injured...

The running mentality lends itself to extremes. But the motto “Anything worth doing is worth doing to excess,” ultimately leads to...