Runners are obsessed with time. Amateur or professional, for most avid runners the aim is to get faster—constantly training in order to shave even just a couple of seconds off their marathon time or ...

WHEN I FIRST started running long distances, I had one goal: go as fast as I could for as long as I could. I ran the same 5k route a few times a week, always aiming to go faster. Every time out needed ...

Earlier this year, I was deep into marathon training, gearing up for one of many interval runs in a 16-week plan. By week nine, the novelty of running fast had worn off. The pace targets were getting ...

In 2023, a record-breaking 33,058 athletes applied for the 128th Boston Marathon. Of those, just 22,019 were accepted (pending final verification). Qualifying times are established for different age ...

Whether you’re running outside or just hitting the treadmill, good music can often make the difference between a rave run and a blown goal. That’s why we’re putting together 90-minute playlists each ...

Speaking from experience, when you go for a run and someone considerably older—who's slow running and doesn’t look like they’ve put much time into their fitness—passes you without appearing to make a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ultimately, “slow” is relative and subjective, but it’s a word that can sometimes be used to discredit ...

The application for Mirna Valerio’s annual running retreat in the Azores cautions, “We will not be moving fast. I repeat, we will not be moving fast.” Valerio will turn away any 8-minute milers ...