To slow age-related decline in fitness, HIIT your limits

Sean Hickey September 7, 2026 No Comments

Nobody can outrun Father Time, but recent research indicates he does have trouble catching you at higher intensities. We recently covered how sprint workouts can pack substantial cardiovascular and metabolic benefits into…

Use your 5K to find your Zone 2 and LT1 paces

Sean Hickey September 2, 2026 No Comments

For generations, runners had little more than a stopwatch, a route measured by their car odometer, and their own sense of effort to figure out training pace. We’ve come a…

Sprint workouts can deliver big benefits in less time

Sean Hickey September 2, 2026 No Comments

If running is your ticket to a healthier life, then sprinting and HIIT training is like TSA pre-check: you’ll get where you’re going in a fraction of the time. According…

Small marathon tweaks that could add up to a faster race

Sean Hickey September 2, 2026 No Comments

A marathon is 26.2 miles long, but a few inches here and a few carbs there can add up fast. “5 Micro-Training Tweaks for Your Fastest Marathon Yet” offers five…

Breathe your way to a happier life and better runs

Sean Hickey August 26, 2026 No Comments

If happiness were a competition, Buddhist monk Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche might take the top step of the podium. Of course, letting go of the need to win such titles is…

Walking could help you run a faster half-marathon

Sean Hickey August 26, 2026 No Comments

These days, running records are dropping faster than cups at an aid station. First the two-hour marathon barrier fell, then the mile record, and now Yomif Kejelcha has notched another mark on…

What runners can learn from Josh Kerr’s record-breaking mile

Sean Hickey August 25, 2026 No Comments

In a recent issue, we reported that Josh Kerr had broken Hicham El Guerrou’s long-standing mile world record. Now that the dust has settled – or at least stopped flying…

Kettlebells offer a highly efficient path to functional fitness

Sean Hickey August 12, 2026 No Comments

When you spend your weekends shaving seconds off a PR or hitting exact lap times, efficiency becomes second nature. Many runners are notoriously obsessed with the clock, which is why…

Playing sports could help you live longer

Sean Hickey August 11, 2026 No Comments

At some point, many former athletes go from diving for balls to diving for the TV remote (and not much else). But in pursuit of greater longevity, a recent story…

Do you prefer to train together or alone?

Sean Hickey August 7, 2026 No Comments

They say if you want to go fast, go alone, and if you want to go far, go together. For runners, both solo and group training has its pros and…

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