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2 weeks ago | 
runnersworld.com | Scott Douglas
A near-weekly long run is a cornerstone of any good marathon training program. Some of these programs specify distances but not paces for long runs. This is a great approach if your marathon goal is to cover the 26.2-mile distance. But if you have a time goal for your next marathon, long runs shouldn’t just be slow jogs during which you just accumulate time on your feet.
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1 month ago | 
runnersworld.com | Scott Douglas
At some point in your running life, it will hit you—wherever you turn, it will seem like everyone is talking about marathons. A lot. Your real-world and online running friends will share weekly humble brags about their long runs. People at 5Ks and 10Ks will tell you things like, “This is just a tune-up for my marathon” and “I’m training through this race.” You shouldn’t feel that way.
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1 month ago | 
runnersworld.com | Scott Douglas
I couldn’t really see during one of the most interesting runs of my life. This was on a rural road near Mt. Rainier in Washington. The overcast, moonless sky provided no illumination, and there were no roadside buildings shedding light pollution. I minced tentatively for the first few minutes until my eyes adjusted enough to reliably place me in the center of the road. Then I settled in and savored moving through space with no visual cues.
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1 month ago | 
outsideonline.com | Cory Smith |Scott Douglas
Running during the summer can be exhilarating (all that daylight!) and daunting (all that sweat!) at the same time. Whether you embrace the heat and humidity of summer running or long for a return to cold, dark winter days, the right running top can keep you cooler and drier while making you feel fast and fashionable. To help you decide what to wear, we tested over 50 t-shirts and tank tops to find the best men's summer running shirts.
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1 month ago | 
runnersworld.com | Scott Douglas
If you’ve ever found yourself in the second half of a long run debating whether you should cut it short, you’re not alone. Mounting fatigue has a way of inducing that internal discussion among many runners. Making the right decision can feel tricky. On the one hand, you’re already really tired, and you have several miles to go; won’t mindlessly sticking it out put you in a hole and compromise your upcoming training and racing?
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2 months ago | 
runnersworld.com | Scott Douglas
With a jaw-dropping 4:18 20th mile, Sabastian Sawe blew up the lead pack and was never challenged en route to winning the 2025 London Marathon in 2:02:27. The Kenyan bypassed the elite bottle station and surged just past the 30K mark, catching the rest of the field off guard. He sustained his push, covering the 5K between 30K and 35K in 13:56, to cement his lead and destroy his competitors’ will. Sawe’s gap at the finish line was exactly one minute.
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2 months ago | 
runnersworld.com | Scott Douglas
Uno degli errori più comuni che potresti commettere quando ti prepari per una gara, sia essa una 5K o una maratona, è quello di preferire un riscaldamento leggero, generico, composto da una corsa leggera, un po’ di stretching e al massimo un paio di allunghi.
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2 months ago | 
runnersworld.com | Scott Douglas
Conner Mantz ran one of the great Boston Marathons in U.S. history today, placing fourth in 2:05:08, just 4 seconds behind the second and third finishers. Mantz’s time is the second fastest ever by an American on the storied course, behind only Ryan Hall’s 2:04:58 from 2011. Mantz’s training partner Clayton Young also ran well, placing seventh after losing touch with the lead pack in the 20th mile. Young finished in 2:07:04, the third fastest U.S. time in Boston history.
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2 months ago | 
runnersworld.com | Scott Douglas
With a big push just before the 20-mile mark, John Korir of Kenya broke apart what had been an eight-man pack and was never challenged after to win the 2025 Boston Marathon. Korir finished in 2:04:45, the fastest winning time since Geoffrey Mutai set the course record of 2:03:02 in 2011. Korir was tripped seconds into the race and fell, but quickly regained his footing. The only immediately visible consequence of his fall was that his bib wasn’t visible on his singlet.
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2 months ago | 
runnersworld.com | Scott Douglas
One week before the 2018 New York City Marathon, US Olympian Jared Ward received a package from Saucony, his shoe sponsor. Inside were three early prototypes of what eventually became Saucony’s first super shoe, the Endorphin Pro 1. Ward’s typical marathon race-week workout is four one-mile repeats at marathon pace. He decided to convert the session into an experiment, with the help of Iain Hunter, an exercise science professor at Brigham Young University.
