Training & Health

Every marathoner knows the "specter" of the final 10K. It is the moment where the internal dialogue shifts from pace-setting to survival. We’ve been...

In the pursuit of a marathon PR, we often agonize over the "murky middle." We wonder if our tempo runs are fast enough or...

Every runner has heard the 10% rule: never increase your weekly mileage by more than a tenth. It is the gold standard of injury...

In the modern endurance world, we are living through a curious cultural shift. We have—rightfully—moved away from the "thin at all costs" era of...

Photo Credits: Courtesy of Tommie RunzMarathoners are taught to trust numbers.Pace per mile.Heart rate zones.Fueling intervals.Splits that confirm whether the day is unfolding as...

Marathon speed isn’t built on one breakthrough workout, one shoe, or one gel. It’s the cumulative result of multiple systems working together—your nervous system,...

Most runners know Keira D’Amato as the realtor-turned–American record holder. But in our recent conversation for Marathon Journal, we deliberately skipped the origin story....

For many marathoners, the training cycle is a solitary, 18-week monastic pursuit of mileage. We often treat the goal race as the only "real"...