Owen Anderson, Ph.D.

All the ways to find this important stat, plus how to use it to inform your training.

The occasional planned layoff will give your muscles time to fully recharge for your next big effort.

You can't go wrong, no matter how little time you have to exercise. You can boost your overall fitness during 10, 20, 40 or 60 minutes of running.

With the right training and motivation, you should be able to perform equally as well at distances ranging from the 5-K to the marathon.

Adding more miles is a wonderful strategy for the low-mileage runner, a modest gain for middle-mileage folks and a poor producer of fitness for those already running above 40 miles per week.

A proper warmup prepares your heart, muscles, and mind for the race at hand.

Increase your buffering capacity to boost endurance

Five ways to increase your stride length and run faster.