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4 Tips for Running With a Partner
Pick the best running partner to help you go faster, farther, and more often.
By Louise Jarvis

3 Rules for Easy Runs
Follow these slowitdown rules to get stronger, fitterand faster
By Meghan G. Loftus

7 Running Experts on Effective Long-Run Training
Here are seven running experts sharing their tips to make the most of your longrun training and how it can help you run your best on race day.
By Michael Clarke

6 Running Myth Busters
Do you know your running facts from fiction? Dr. Jason Karp, a nationally recognized running coach with a Ph.D. in exercise physiology sheds some ligh
By Jessica Sebor

How Long Is a 5K?
How long is a 5K? Here's your breakdown of this doable road running distance.
By Giselle Domdom

Does Your Partner Support Your Training?
Once you've committed to an endurance event, having a supportive partner can make or break your training.
By Doug Robertson

Train Your Dog for Long Distance Trail Running in 20 Steps
Six months ago, Ginger was a couch dog. Today, she glides through my ultradistance training runs. Here's how I trained her.
By Vanessa Rodriguez, R.H.N.

7 Running Experts on the Art of Base Building
Here are seven nuggets of basebuilding wisdom from some of the sharpest minds in running to help keep your base training on trackand your fitness r
By Michael Clarke

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14 Running-Specific Strength Training Exercises
Strength work is the backbone of great endurance training. These runningspecific exercises will help you build strength, agility and explosiveness.
By Nikki Chavanelle

How to Go From Zero to Marathon in Six Months
If you're a marathon newbie or have been out of the game for a while, you need a smart training approach to get on the 26.2mile saddle.
By Pete Rea

15 Characters You See at Every Race
If you’ve run a race, you’ve seen this cast of characters and wondered, “Where on earth did you come from?”
By Ali Nolan

How Far Should You Run?
One of the most common questions that beginners have is, "How much should I run?" It's a tough question but we have the answer.
By Jason Fitzgerald

Runners and Foot Injuries: 4 Causes of Foot Pain
Has foot pain wrecked your training? Learn about the most common ailments, their causes and, most importantly, how runners can avoid the dreaded "I" w
By Caitlin Chock

A Goodbye From Cool Running!
Cool Running may be at the end of its race, but ACTIVE Results is here to help pick up where it left off.
By ACTIVE.com

How to Train for a Marathon (and Still Have a Life)
Training for a marathon requires a serious time commitment but you can still have a life. Promise.
By Megan Harrington

Your 12-Week Half-Marathon Training Plan
Fit singer, Ellie Goulding, shares her daybyday training plan that helped her breeze through the Nike Women Half Marathon. Plus: SELF shares 5K and
By Jessica Cassity

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Pete Rea

Pete Rea has been the head coach at ZAP Fitness, a Reebok-sponsored Team USA Training Center, since the facility's opening in 2002