Welcome to the second season of Training Diaries, a Lifehacker series about my journey to the 2024 Philadelphia Marathon. This series will cover all the ups, downs, and hill repeats leading up to race ...

If you're training for, or have already completed, a marathon or ultramarathon, you'll know that regular long runs are part and parcel of the build-up process. After all, if you're aiming to run 26.2 ...

The breaking point felt imminent as each morning run that summer felt like clock work. I’d head to a nearby trail, log my six ...

Long runs serve as the cornerstone of any runner’s training plan. These essential workouts are necessary to help you build up your mileage gradually overtime so you can confidently run the distance ...

Weeks into training for her first trail ultra, Jennifer Heckman wondered what she ever saw in those crowded urban marathons on pavement. The trails were so peaceful and serene! But then the long runs, ...

Preparing to run 26.2 miles can be daunting. Here’s how to structure four months of training. By Amanda Loudin When you cross the finish line of your first marathon, the high can make it easy to ...

Snagging a bib for the Broad Street Run – one of the largest and liveliest 10-milers in the country – requires some luck. But avoiding injury and running a personal best calls for careful planning.

Training for a marathon can be a massive commitment, but not every marathon runner can rework their entire life around a training plan. There are physical roadblocks like injury and illness (which can ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? When I started running more consistently a little over a year ago, I had a lot ...