Easy miles won’t build your neuromuscular system. Learn how strides, hill sprints, heavy lifting and plyometrics make you faster, with a starter dose for each.
Garmin’s VO2 max can miss a lab test by 10 points either way. Find out how accurate it is, why it drops after hot or hilly runs and how to set your paces.
Over the last few years, about 240 runners from our coaching community in more than 20 countries came to our running retreats. They came from
Hot packs warmed deep hamstring muscle just 0.4°C (0.7°F). Learn when heating pads, hot baths and Icy Hot help before a run, and when you should skip them.
Aerobic running means running easy enough to fuel your muscles with oxygen. Even a 1,500 m race is about 80% aerobic. Learn how to check your aerobic pace.
A slow jog warms you up for easy runs. Before workouts and races, add drills and strides. Get the routine, the stretching research and how long to warm up.
A short, easy run the day before a race beats a full rest day. Here is how far to run before a 5K, 10K, half marathon or marathon, and when to skip it.
Blood lactate can hit 15 to 25 mmol/L after a sprint. See why lactic acid burns when running, whether it makes you sore, and how to clear it. Learn more.
A 10% hill is only a 5.7-degree slope. See what hill gradient means, how to measure any hill, the best grade for hill sprints, and a beginner sprint plan.
Two groups of runners with the same 10K time ran 90 minutes at threshold. The group that never ran longer than 70 minutes lost nearly twice as much running economy. Here’s what that means for your pace and the training habits linked to holding it.
