Sprinting: what a simple concept. This sport could easily be summarized as running a short distance as quickly as possible, and for most of us amateurs, it would be making a foolish attempt at ...

Two sprinters can cross the same finish line seconds apart, yet their strides may look nothing alike. One might stretch long, ...

Marathoners generally don’t lose any sleep over how fast they can sprint, nor do they spend time developing their top-end speed. But Veronique Billat, a French exercise physiologist and author of The ...

Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist and Outside’s Sweat Science columnist, covering the latest research on endurance and outdoor sports. If you haven’t rewatched the epic ...

Starting a running habit is hard in the beginning, but also really satisfying—especially when you hit a big goals like running your first 5K or setting a new personal record. For every new runner, ...