Let’s travel back to the Paris Olympics—the women’s marathon event in particular. Twenty kilometers into the race, Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands was holding her pace and biding her time. “The moment ...

Speed and endurance are often viewed as opposing qualities, but in reality, they are deeply interconnected. Speed is the ability to move quickly, relying on fast-twitch muscle fibers and explosive ...

Most training plans suggest mixing runs of various lengths and speeds, with a shift in focus - from endurance to speed, typically - as you get closer to a goal race. This approach, “periodsation,” is ...

You know the saying, “It’s a marathon, not a sprint?” It may be used as a reminder to stop moving at warp speed and stay present, but it’s also clearly inspired by the idea that you can’t run 26.2 ...

Hyrox is a brutally effective test of fitness because it forces you to build strength, speed and endurance at the same time – ...

Discover Fartlek, the Swedish 'speed play' method revolutionizing athletic training. This dynamic approach blends structured ...

Core exercises that train your body to resist rotation, such as the Pallof press or weighted plank drags, can help runners boost speed and efficiency.

Technically, speed goes first, but the outcome for distance runners is a loss of endurance. First off, before I explain more, don’t get mad. Every time I address age-related performance decline in ...