I Broke 3 Hours in the Marathon Using 5-Step Walk Breaks. You Should Try Them, Too

Many runners, when training for their first marathon, set out with the intention to cover all 26.2 miles without taking any ...
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I’m Not Giving Up My Heavy Lifts to Run 26.2 Miles. Here’s How I'm Balancing Strength Workouts and Marathon Training

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 ...
Women's Health

'I’m determined to reach my strength goals and run my first marathon – here's how I’m doing both'

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 ...
AOL

‘I cried at mile one’: Nothing could have prepared me for my first London Marathon

I cried just one mile into the London Marathon. Not from exhaustion – I’d trained to run the full course and despite my training not going to plan, I was ready to run 26.2. I ended up in tears because ...
CNN

The best marathon training shoes of 2026, tried and tested

I’ve always thought running a marathon was an impressive feat. Having both run the 2024 New York City marathon and trained for more races throughout the year, I’ve learned the truth: Running the race ...
Vogue

Pack Mentality or Lone Wolf? How to Determine Which Marathon Training Style Is Right for You

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 ...
Runner's World

5 Simple Tips to Help You Train for Your First Half Marathon

I’ve been running on and off for the past five years, mostly training to run the occasional local 5K. But after I successfully trained for and completed my first four-mile race this past November, I ...