Amanda MacMillan
Is There an Ideal Running Weight to Boost Performance?
It’s a delicate balance, but what’s most important is knowing the healthiest ways to fuel your training and racing.
How to Make Yourself Poop
Your race is in an hour, and you know you’ve gotta go. Here’s how to guarantee a timely Number 2.
4 Ways to Maximize the Benefits of Probiotics for Better Gut Health
Studies show healthy gut bacteria can improve your health and running performance. Here's how to make probiotics work better for you.
What to—and What Not to—Eat and Drink the Morning of Your Big Race
It’s no secret that fueling can make or break a race. But it’s not just what you eat during a run that matters.
What to Eat and Drink the Day Before Your Big Race—and What Not To
It’s no secret that fueling can make or break a race. But it’s not just what you eat during a run that matters.
What to Eat and Drink After Your Big Race—and What Not To
It’s no secret that fueling can make or break a race. But it’s not just what you eat during a run that matters.
How Much Caffeine Is in a Can of Red Bull?
80 milligrams. See how that stacks up to Starbucks, green tea, Coca-cola, and chocolate milk.
The Coffee Lover’s Ultimate Wish List
5 delicious roasts plus an awesome running-themed mug for your daily caffeine fix.
Try These Legendary Meals at Home
Prerace dishes weren’t always healthy. Runners today know better.
How to Make Yourself Poop
Your race is in an hour, and you know you’ve gotta go. Here’s how to guarantee a timely Number 2.
Race Directors Try to Beat the Cheats
While a few runners may attempt to cut a course or swap bibs, officials go to extremes to stop them.
New Website Aims to Be a Legal Marketplace for Bib Numbers
BibSwitch does not yet have the cooperation from race directors it needs to be successful.
Is It Ever Okay to Race With Someone Else’s Bib Number?
Race directors and a sports ethicist weigh in on the common, yet illegal, practice of bib swapping.
10 Ways to Take Better Race Photos With Your Smartphone
There are tools and techniques that improve images of loved ones on the run.
Does the Pill Make You Slower?
A running doc discusses birth control’s impact on performance.
Strategies for Slimming Down
Nutrition tips for the runner who accumulates miles, but wants to drop weight.