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Training

183 articles — Long-form training pieces — periodization, tempo and threshold work, peaking and tapering, mileage progression, and recovery — written by elite coaches and runner-coaches across the magazine’s 19-year run.

Vol. 3, No. 6 · 1999 Six Fifty-Two SIX MINUTES and 52 seconds. For 11 years, these numbers had burned in my psyche. Six minutes and 52 seconds—the pace per mile I would need… Dan Horvath · 10 min read Vol. 3, No. 6 · 1999 Life at the Sands Men, it is said, live together and die alone. Runners live alone and die or suffer together. Only after a race does their reserve dissolve. In… Barry Lewis · 38 min read Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 Duel at Deadwood My interest in this race began with Billy Mills. Born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Mills was orphaned at age… Nancy Griffith · 26 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 Don’t Exercise—Train! In chapter 16 of my book Run Tall, Run Easy, the Ultimate Guide to Better Running Mechanics, I discuss the concept of sequential, progressive development of… Gerard Pearlberg · 115 min read Vol. 3, No. 2 · 1999 The Healing Touch Debbie DeMauro, Bill's massage therapist in Sherborn, Massachusetts, says Bill's muscles require the deep-tissue work she performs. "His muscle tissue is different from other runners I… Gail Waesche Kislevitz · 11 min read M&B · 2000 Level 3 Training Schedule: Marathon Training – More From Less DeHaven Takes Seventh in Marathon SYDNEY—Rod DeHaven, America’s lone entry in the men’s Olympic Marathon, placed seventh in today’s race, the highest finish by an American… Editorial Staff · 22 min read M&B Vol. 6, No. 4 · 2002 On THE Mark PROPER TAPERING. I've been getting some conflicting advice on tapering properly for a marathon. Some people are telling me that I should just gradually cut back… Editorial Staff · 6 min read M&B · 2000 The Marathon: An Impression The Marathon: An Impression e Marathon Experience Varies Widely Th From Runner to Runner. Can We Find Any Common Ground? BY PAUL REESE O NE OF… Paul Reese · 5 min read M&B · 2000 Level 3 Training Schedule: Marathon Training – More From Less Marathon Training: (More From Less By Making Every Training Mile Count, You Can Run Faster on Fewer Miles Per Week. Part One of Five. By GUY… Guy Avery · 12 min read M&B · 2000 Editorial: January/February 2000 Why Wait for Your Second Wind? You train your other muscles, why not your lung muscles? PowerLung is designed to do just that. It can increase… Richard Benyo · 9 min read M&B Vol. 3, No. 6 · 1999 Marathons Profiled in Marathon & Beyond (Reference List) The Rest of the Pack Below, listed alphabetically, are the other marathons profiled in Marathon & Beyond, the volume and issue number in which each race's… Editorial Staff · 7 min read Vol. 5, No. 5 · 2001 Pain, Endorphins, and Runner’s High Every runner is well acquainted with pain. Whether we medicate or endure it, whether we complain aloud or maintain a quiet stoicism, every runner has experienced… Editorial Staff · 12 min read M&B · 2000 On the Mark Experts: January/February 2000 AT WHAT POINT […] is it too close to marathon day for tempo and interval training to be a benefit for that race? E.E. Lehman, Jr.… Editorial Staff · 4 min read M&B · 1997 Secrets of Marathoning: The Top 13 Ways to Mess Up Your Marathon Debut SWEATING THROUGH 16 or 18 weeks of progressively more difficult workouts as you prepare for your first marathon is easy when compared to the effort you'll… Editorial Staff · 4 min read · 1997 Cobras and Concrete "YOU DIE!!!!" I heard the spectators screaming at me with apparent glee as I staggered through the final sweltering mile of the Taipei Marathon. That they… Editorial Staff · 9 min read M&B Vol. 19, No. 6 · 2015 What’S New In Running Research […] everal studies relative to endurance running have recently been published, and the following provides a brief synopsis of each. Eo * * Kusy, K., and… Mel Williams · 11 min read Vol. 19, No. 6 · 2015 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 19, No. 6) QUEENS, NEW YORK, April 22-May 2, 2009—This was a fund-raiser for Camp Sunshine, with a goal of raising $10,000. Camp Sunshine is located in Maine and… Mike Brooks · 15 min read Vol. 19, No. 6 · 2015 Self-Coaching Using Your Gps Watch In the vast universe of all things related to running, there is an empty space next to the signpost that says, “Here be the analysis tools… Phil Miller · 16 min read Vol. 19, No. 5 · 2015 On the Same Side According to my sister, I was a jerk when I was a kid. When we were young and she was scared to sleep in her own… Clint Cherepa · 3 min read Vol. 19, No. 5 · 2015 For the Long Run I’ve been running regularly for the past eight years, though I consider myself a lifelong runner. I started when I was 11, when my dad and… Holly Hight · 44 min read Vol. 19, No. 4 · 2015 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 19, No. 4) EAGLE, WISCONSIN, June 5, 2010—To finish, I needed to do more than put one foot in front of the other. I also needed a black 50-gallon… Clint Cherepa · 13 min read Vol. 19, No. 4 · 2015 The Ironman (And Woman) Comes To Cuba Ihoisted myself out of the pool to check the workout board a little better, rested on my ribcage, slipped a bit, and came down hard on… Kathy Smith · 26 min read M&B Vol. 19, No. 4 · 2015 The Long Run The key component of marathon training. An excerpt from Running a Marathon For Dummies. by Jason R. Karp, PhD The long run is, unsurprisingly, the key… Jason R. Karp · 22 min read Vol. 19, No. 4 · 2015 The Audacity Of Cavinwoodward You would think—in theory at least—that the key to being a top ultrarunner is to be single minded, well organized, and happy to toil for hours… Rob Hadgraft · 24 min read

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