It’s entirely too easy for people to criticize their own performance, and harder to be kind to themselves when they don’t have the race or run they’d hoped for. As the saying goes, we’re our own worst ...

Once you’ve settled into a run routine, the next challenge can be staying motivated. Some days running feels energizing and exciting. Other days it feels hard to get out the door. In How to Start ...

About six and a half million adults in the UK were regular runners from 2023-24, or just over 9% of the population. Still, not everyone sticks to it. In one paper, 11% of people who said they wanted ...

Endocannabinoids and CB1-type cannabinoid receptors are a key driver behind the motivation to voluntarily seek aerobic exercise in the form of running, according to a new study (Muguruza et al., 2019) ...

I arrived at boarding school on an unbearably humid day in September of 1989, my curiosity about everything I would experience during my years there an untamed fireball. The school required ...

Over the span of my running career I’ve gone from devouring every publication of Runner’s World to reading all the best running books. More are released each year, which means my fun never ends and ...

Beginner running can feel intimidating, but these simple tips help women build stamina, avoid injury, and stay consistent ...

Running has been the sport of the moment for the past couple of years. There were a record number of London Marathon 2026 entries this year, running events are popping up everywhere, and there was a ...

Nicole Hagobian, a marathon runner, running coach and sport and exercise scientist at Cal Poly, knows just how hard it can be to lace up her running shoes and get herself out the door. Here is what ...

When I arrived in Chicago for the 2021 marathon last week, I had every reason to believe I would beat my previous marathon time: a 3:29 at the 2020 Los Angeles Marathon that put me minutes under the ...