If you are planning to run a marathon, having a 16- to 20-week training plan is essential for performance and minimizing ...

At Runner’s World, we’ve guided thousands of athletes to their first marathon finish line. But if you’ve never run a marathon before, you probably made your decision to run 26.2 miles with a little ...

When a new runner tells Gemma Ward, New York Road Runners’ training and products lead, they want to train for a marathon, she doesn’t balk or try to convince them to start with a shorter distance. “We ...

When I started running in high school, I wasn’t just running: strength sessions consistently followed my after-school cross-country practices. Not only was I taught to hit my paces in interval ...

The marathon is surprisingly doable, even for beginners – but rushing your training can lead to problems ...

Written by top running coaches for RW Club members, our beginner plans will get you ready for your very first 13.1 ...

It was a gloomy March morning when I closed my eyes and signed up for my seventh marathon alone, this one in Montreal. Like many others, I started running in 2020, when the pandemic shut down my gym ...