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Can Beer Improve Your Run Time?
Running a marathon in the next year? Drinking nonalcoholic beer could help you along the way.
By Laura Williams

How to Increase Your Endurance by Walking
Is it possible to become a better runner by substituting walking for running?
By Tom Denes

Run Less for Your Personal Best Race
You don't have to race every weekend to reach your best time. Look at Olympian Kara Goucher's race schedule and apply her training to yours.
By Matt Forsman

When Does Running Get Easier for Beginners?
When will running start to feel easier for beginners? Find out what you can do to adjust to the demands of running faster so you can experience the le
By Sabrina Grotewold

5 Phases of Stress Fracture Recovery
Stress fractures can take weeks or months to heal. This fivephase recovery plan will get you back on the roads without setbacks.
By Marion Herring

2 Pains in Your Shin That Might Not Be Shin Splints
Shin pain doesn't always mean you have shin splints. It might be a sign of some other problem. Here are two conditions that are sometimes mistakenly d
By Marlene Cimons, Runner's World

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

How to Introduce Your Dog to Running
Unlike human running partners, canine friends need special attention, especially when they're young. This advice will get your pup up and running with
By Laura Forman

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

Running Technique: The Importance of Cadence and Stride
Veteran and rookie runners listen up. You can run like a pro with this simple plan to quicken your stride.
By Mackenzie Lobby

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Can Beer Improve Your Run Time? Running a marathon in the next year? Drinking nonalcoholic beer could help you along the way. By Laura Williams

How to Increase Your Endurance by Walking Is it possible to become a better runner by substituting walking for running? By Tom Denes

Run Less for Your Personal Best Race You don't have to race every weekend to reach your best time. Look at Olympian Kara Goucher's race schedule and apply her training to yours. By Matt Forsman

When Does Running Get Easier for Beginners? When will running start to feel easier for beginners? Find out what you can do to adjust to the demands of running faster so you can experience the le By Sabrina Grotewold

5 Phases of Stress Fracture Recovery Stress fractures can take weeks or months to heal. This fivephase recovery plan will get you back on the roads without setbacks. By Marion Herring

2 Pains in Your Shin That Might Not Be Shin Splints Shin pain doesn't always mean you have shin splints. It might be a sign of some other problem. Here are two conditions that are sometimes mistakenly d By Marlene Cimons, Runner's World

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

How to Introduce Your Dog to Running Unlike human running partners, canine friends need special attention, especially when they're young. This advice will get your pup up and running with By Laura Forman

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

Running Technique: The Importance of Cadence and Stride Veteran and rookie runners listen up. You can run like a pro with this simple plan to quicken your stride. By Mackenzie Lobby

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Can Beer Improve Your Run Time?
Running a marathon in the next year? Drinking nonalcoholic beer could help you along the way.
By Laura Williams

How to Increase Your Endurance by Walking
Is it possible to become a better runner by substituting walking for running?
By Tom Denes

Run Less for Your Personal Best Race
You don't have to race every weekend to reach your best time. Look at Olympian Kara Goucher's race schedule and apply her training to yours.
By Matt Forsman

When Does Running Get Easier for Beginners?
When will running start to feel easier for beginners? Find out what you can do to adjust to the demands of running faster so you can experience the le
By Sabrina Grotewold

5 Phases of Stress Fracture Recovery
Stress fractures can take weeks or months to heal. This fivephase recovery plan will get you back on the roads without setbacks.
By Marion Herring

2 Pains in Your Shin That Might Not Be Shin Splints
Shin pain doesn't always mean you have shin splints. It might be a sign of some other problem. Here are two conditions that are sometimes mistakenly d
By Marlene Cimons, Runner's World

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

How to Introduce Your Dog to Running
Unlike human running partners, canine friends need special attention, especially when they're young. This advice will get your pup up and running with
By Laura Forman

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

Running Technique: The Importance of Cadence and Stride
Veteran and rookie runners listen up. You can run like a pro with this simple plan to quicken your stride.
By Mackenzie Lobby

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