TRAINING & HEALTH
Why There Are Two Women’s Marathon World Records
Look closely at the official distance running record books and you will see two distinct finishing times recognized for the women’s marathon world record:Mixed-Gender...
“Marathon 101” by Dave Masterson: A Professional Pacer’s Book Running Your Personal Best
Whether you are stepping up to the starting line for your very first 26.2 or chasing a long-sought personal best, executing a successful marathon...
Marathon Masterclass (4 of 4) – Race Week Protocols, Pacing Mechanics, and Mental Strategy
When distance runners approach race week, the primary objective shifts dramatically. Months of accumulating volume, structuring workouts, and executing long runs can lead athletes...
Marathon Masterclass (3 of 4): Logistics: Fueling, Gear, and Taper Science for Your Next Marathon
When preparing for a marathon, it is easy to view the race purely as an aerobic fitness test. However, focusing exclusively on your aerobic...
Masterclass: How to Structure Marathon Workouts, Execute the 80/20 Rule, and Build Durability
Structuring an effective marathon training block requires a deliberate, hard-news approach to workload distribution rather than arbitrary mileage accumulation. In Part 2 of our...
Sleep Science for Runners: Why Recovery Starts Long Before You Hit the Pillow
We spend hundreds of dollars on the latest carbon-plated racing shoes, track every gram of carbohydrate, and carefully map out our weekly training blocks....
Marathon 101 Masterclass (Part 1 of 4): The Aerobic Engine & Training Blueprint
Marathon 101 Masterclass. Whether you are preparing for your first 26.2, chasing a Boston Qualification, or resetting your training ahead of a new macrocycle,...
The $60M Mind Game: How the TCS Sydney Marathon & “Elzy” Are Rewriting Mental Race Prep
The TCS Sydney Marathon has announced a world-first partnership with sports psychology platform Marathon State of Mind for mental race prep. The initiative provides...
The Art of Long-Term Progression: Olympian Andrew Lemoncello on Mindset, Effort, and Marathon Mastery
As fall marathon training ramps up, runners across the country are adding mileage, tackling longer workouts, and keeping one eye on the weather—and the...
Dynamic Marathon Training Load Over Rigid Pacing: Shifting the Paradigm
For decades, marathon training has been governed by an unyielding law: the prescriptive training plan. Runners download a static 16-week calendar, print it out,...
Beyond RICE: Why Sports Medicine is Rethinking How Runners Recover
For decades, the advice was simple: sprain your ankle, pull a muscle, or tweak your knee, and the first thing you should do is...
The Science of Gut Training and Sweat: Why You’re Probably Under-Fueling Your Marathon Training
How do you approach your marathon fueling strategy? If you’re like a vast majority of distance runners, your routine might look something like this:...
