The prevailing training advice to “keep your hard days hard and your easy days easy,” while intended to be simple and straightforward, can really mess with your head. Most runners understand what ...

Exercise physiologist Tom Schwartz explains how critical velocity training – the pace between threshold and VO2 max – can ...

For years, Allison Chambers, lead cycling instructor at Chelsea Piers Fitness, attempted to achieve a qualifying time for the Boston Marathon – a popular goal for many marathon runners across the ...

When running, most of us face two challenges: our heart and lungs (conditioning); and our leg stamina. Either your “lungs or ...

Lactate threshold workouts are one of the most important parts of a distance-running training plan. Putting your body through this type of exercise will help you run faster and run longer. “Lactate ...

Pro runners, they’re just like us: While running may be their job, that doesn’t mean they don’t dread the tougher sessions. Race season is rapidly approaching for nearly all types of runners, from ...

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There comes a time in every runner’s life when it’s time to kick things up a notch. That means one thing and one thing only: interval training. There’s a reason loads of runners don’t like intervals.