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Why Building Strength One Leg at a Time Is Crucial for Running Prep

Build length, strength, and endurance with this 15-minute pre-run routine.

By Rachel Kraus

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Why You Keep Getting Running Injuries (and How To Avoid Them)

The answer may lie in your training log.

By Lily Canter

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A Beginner’s Guide to Trail Running: Things to Know Before Swapping the Roads for the Woods

Planning ahead is crucial.

By Mercey Livingston

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These 7 Mental Tricks Can Train Your Brain To Help You Run Faster

By Lily Canter

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8 Common Questions New Runners Ask, Answered by Running Coaches

By Adam Meyer

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Hit the Pavement in These 7 Pieces of Actually Stylish Reflective Wear for Runs in the Dark

By Kayla Hui

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How To Improve Your Running Coordination With the Help of…a Single Shoe?

By Rachel Kraus

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The 5 Plyometric Exercises That Can Help Make You a Faster Runner

By Kells McPhillips

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5 Ways To Make Running Feel Easier, According to a Running Coach

By Kells McPhillips

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Think You Can’t Run a 10K? With This 6-Week Training Plan, I Know for a Fact That You Can

By Sashah Handal

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I Designed This 5K Training Plan So Anyone Can Do It—Yes, Including You

By Sashah Handal

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Inspired To Run the NYC Marathon? Here's What the Day Is Like from Sun Up to Sun Down

By Ali Finney

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How Jordan Marie Daniel Marries Running and Advocacy for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

By Zoe Weiner

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Want To Get the Maximum Longevity Benefits From Running? Here's How Many Miles To Log Per Week

By Emily Laurence

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A Physical Therapist Says This Move Gives You 'A Lot of Bang for Your Buck' in Stabilizing Your Hips

By Allie Flinn

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How Pilates Pushed One 66-Year-Old Triathlete To Run the Fastest Miles of His Life

By Zoe Weiner

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3 Moves That'll Add More Power and Stability to Your Walks and Runs

By Allie Flinn

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6 Mental Tips to Get You Through Running Long Races, From a Sports Psychologist

By Dominique Michelle Astorino

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A Physical Therapist Says Strengthening This Muscle Group Will Help Prevent Running-Related Knee Pain

By Allie Flinn

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3 Pilates Moves a 58-Year-Old, 6-Time Ironman Triathlete Says Everyone Should Do

By Kara Jillian Brown

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'I’m a Peloton Run Coach, and This Is Why Running Consistently Isn’t Improving Your Endurance'

By Kristina Valdez

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A Physical Therapist Says '3-D Core Moves' Will Help You Run a Better Mile

By Allie Flinn

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Ready To Run? Sign Up To Train for a Virtual 5K or 10K With Us This Fall

By Kells McPhillips

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Get To Know Your Body's 3 Energy Systems to Become a Stronger, Faster Runner

By Meghan Takacs

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Your Complete Guide to Buying the Best Running Shoes for You

By Kells McPhillips

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The One Mistake a Stretching Expert Is Begging Runners and Walkers Not To Make

By Zoe Weiner

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Neuroscientists Unpack How Running (Even a Little) Benefits Your Brain Leaps and Bounds

By Kells McPhillips

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The 3 Most Important Muscles To Work in Your Legs for Faster Miles, and How To Do It in Under 10 Minutes

By Kells McPhillips

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The Surprising Mental Benefits of Running Without Your Wearable

By Michelle Polizzi

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The Pandemic Forced Me to Break Up With the Treadmill—Here’s How I Learned to Love Running Outside

By Rachel Lapidos

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The Number One Mistake That Gives Runners an Aching Back—And How To Fix It

By Kells McPhillips

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Improve Your Running Form With This Trainer-Approved, 5-Move Core Workout

By Well+Good Editors

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Why Coach Shalane Flanagan Wants You To Measure Your Runs in More Than Miles

By Kells McPhillips

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There Are Thousands of Squat Variations, but These Are the 2 Most Important Types for Runners

By Kells McPhillips

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How a Year Without In-Person Races Is Changing Runners' Relationships With the Sport

By Kells McPhillips

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This 10K Training Program Will Get You Up and Running In Only 5 Weeks

By Traci Copeland

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This 5K Training Program Will Have You Racing To the Finish Line In 5 Weeks Flat

By Traci Copeland

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How My Running Community Helps Me Stay Accountable With My Activism

By Saanya Ali

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My Running Rituals Have Changed in the Era of COVID-19, but the Miles Still Matter

By Ali Finney

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How to Avoid Injury Now That You’re Running Outside a Lot More Than Usual

By Kells McPhillips

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I'm an 80-Year-Old Runner and I've Broken 17 World Records—This Is How I Train

By Kathy Bergen

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Here's Your Ultimate, Editor-Approved Guide to Choosing Running Shoes

By Rachel Lapidos

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You’ll Want to Steal This Recovery Tip From NYC Marathon Winner Shalane Flanagan

By Emily Abbate

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Here's How to Tell How Much Water to Drink While Sweating

By Emily Abbate

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This Is Why Running Gives You, Well, the Runs...

By Emily Abbate

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The 3-Part Strategy to Conquer Any Distance, According to a Run Coach

By Kells McPhillips

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5 of the Most Common Running Injuries and How To Fix Them

By Emily Abbate

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Firsthand Accounts of the Most LOL-Worthy Bodily Functions That Happen While Running

By Kells McPhillips

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How to Marathon Train Without Carboloading

By Allie Flinn

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Side Stitches Can Wreck a Workout (and Quick)—Here's How to Ditch Them on the Fly

By Emily Abbate

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6 Rules You've Heard About Running to Break Right Now...

By Alison Feller

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Is It Better for Your Body to Run in the Morning or at Night?

By Emily Abbate

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4 Expert Strategies Every Runner Should Know to Prevent Shin Splints

By Emily Abbate

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Lost Your Running Mojo? Here's How to Get It Back

By Rachel Lapidos

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There's Never Been a Better Time to Be a Runner

By Ali Finney

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What Is a Fartlek? Plus 6 Other Super-Common Terms Every Runner Should Know

By Laurel Leicht

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Follow These Core Exercises and Running Will Get so. Much. Easier.

By Alison Feller

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How to Fall in Love With Running—Even If You Hate It

By Erin Magner

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The Workout That Helped This Runner Trim 20 Minutes Off Her Marathon Time

By Alison Feller

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What I Can’t Run Without: 6 Female Athletes Confess

By Alison Feller

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5 Reasons Why You Need to Take Your Run Outdoors

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12 of the Hardest-Working Sneakers for Every Type of Runner

By Erin Bunch

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The Need-to-Know Refueling Rules for Runners

By Emily Laurence

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The Intense Recovery Routine That Got Karlie Kloss Ready for the NYC Marathon

By Mercey Livingston

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Everything We Learned About Recovery From Nike's New Training Program for Runners

By Erin Bunch

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I Trained for the NYC Marathon in Puerto Rico Post-Hurricane Maria—Here's What It Was Like

By Beverly Ramos

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4 Simple Recovery Methods This Running Pro Swears By

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Could This One Diet Change Help Improve Your Performance Come Race Day?

By Alison Feller

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Have a Big Race Coming up? Here's How to Mentally Prepare Like a Pro

By Alison Feller

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Sign up Now for the Well+Good X Strava Running Challenge!

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The Running Intel You Need This Fall—and the Hydration Boost to Power You Through It

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The 2 Speed Workouts Every Long-Distance Runner Needs

By Laurel Leicht

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How to Stay Motivated on a Long Run, According to a NYC Fitness Powerhouse

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Don’t Fall for These 11 Common Running Myths

By Christine Yu