5+ hour, 2+ min ago  (360+ words) The starting line hummed with energy. Runners stretched antsy limbs in the morning chill as AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" throbbed from speakers. The race announcer barked the 10-second countdown. I gave my laces a final yank and turned to…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (604+ words) In early December I flew to Palm Springs, California, to rendezvous with Rickey and Ian, my co-authors'Fifty Classic Trails, for our book's capstone run, the Joshua Tree Traverse. This 37-mile point-to-point crosses the entire national park, winding its way through…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (798+ words) Pro runners, they're just like us: While running may be their job, that doesn't mean they don't dread the tougher sessions. Race season is rapidly approaching for nearly all types of runners, from 1500-meter specialists on the track to marathoners…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1225+ words) It was 10 miles into the DONNA National Marathon in Jacksonville, Florida, and 52-year-old Marc Burget had already stopped and started running 10 times. It might sound like he was having a rough day, but actually Burget was on track to come…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (931+ words) It's May, and I'm 52 today. I haven't run in over four years. I wake up in a bad mood. I thought I would go swimming, but it just feels like too much. The drive to the pool, the sucking a…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (931+ words) When the sun sets in the evening over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., Joel Frye finally slows down. After a day spent teaching, coaching, mentoring, studying, and running miles, he tries to relax with quiet rituals of stillness'a true crime…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (578+ words) I get asked all the time: "How do I start running?" Maybe it's because I work at a running publication, or because I wrote a book about marathon training, or because I'm a runner. But I like to think that…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1166+ words) It's 6 a.m. and the fog is lingering on a track that's 25 minutes away from Lisa Goodin's house. Lisa often runs at a track that's 3 miles from her home, but on this particular morning, she's opted to train with her team at…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1015+ words) On Friday, January 23, tens of thousands of Minnesota residents packed the streets of downtown Minneapolis despite sub-zero temperatures. Workplaces, schools, and entire city blocks were shut down. People from all walks of life came together to march, in response to…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (761+ words) Defying the elements is also problematic because postholing through deep snow or running on slippery roads is a great formula for injury. Not to mention frostbite. I know from experience. I lived in Minnesota for 4.5 years, where winter conditions repeatedly…...