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.
Ott | Dad Jason HFeatureSeptember 20079 min INTRO CTION Return From the Farther Beyond here is a curious phenomenon when it comes to long-distance running. Average walking-around folks who have…
Editorial: September/October 2007 Richard BenyoEditorialSeptember 200722 min The Glory of Rest Every time you turn around there are reports of how overworked and overtired Americans are. A recent study concluded…
Flanagan’s Run, Part 1 Tom McNabFeatureJuly 200736 min 8. COURSE Take into consideration the following: degree of difficulty, certified, sanctioned, quality of road or trail surface, adequate mileage and directional…
My Most Unforgettable Marathon: July/August 2007 John DudasFeatureJuly 200713 min And What | Learned From It. OSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, April 15, 2002—From 1987 to 2001, it was the same old story…
The Long Run As A Short Story Matt BaxterFeatureJuly 200716 min […] buy from now on. I would love to start doing some philanthropic work, donate to certain organizations, museums,…
Take A Walk On The Dark Side Chuck BryantFeatureJuly 200713 min The author and Coach Anatolie celebrating her Boston-qualifying time, with sweet tea and salty bread, after the Moscow Peace…
Dr. Sheehan on Running, Part 8 Dr. George SheehanFeatureMay 200714 min Oh, one last thing: all that stuff about never running alone at night again—please ignore that. In my preparation…
Cooking Lance MartFeatureMay 20078 min » Dean Karnazes, 24-hour national team member, with crew members—daughter, Alexandria, and son, Nicholas—in Worschach in 2005, just prior to the start. Given a block…
The Terror Of Tapering Stephanie R. KinnonFeatureMay 20076 min […] runners). I begin to decrease the intensity slightly during the second week, including two short- to medium-distance runs (five to…
Hey!Back Off! Jason R. Karp, M.S.FeatureMay 20078 min Hey! Back Off! Tapering for the Marathon. attended a high school that was known for its swimmers. They were the best in…
Aint!A Runner? Debra Josephson AbramsFeatureMarch 20077 min Jeff Johnson Ron Hill of Great Britain, the 1970 Boston Marathon winner, has a streak that dates more than three decades. mileage, training…
