“It first dawned on me [that I wasn’t a beginner] when I ran my first continuous 10K without a break, outside, four months ...

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Why you want it on your plan: Marathoners and ultramarathoners may benefit most from the journey long run, because the goal ...

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I once made the catastrophic mistake of going on a "trail running date". It went badly. At the time, I was still pretty new to trail running, but I’d spent the last few months lying with confidence ...

March 6, 2026 • Teens aren’t getting enough sleep! And a two-decade study suggests it’s getting worse. Scientists found that the number of high schoolers getting insufficient sleep — less than seven ...