running

Does the thought of running outside in gale force wind, pouring rain, and squelchy mud make you recoil? Does the British weather make you frown? Well turn that frown upside down because we are not far off all that New Year "new year, new me" BS. You…

The idea of running a marathon was first proposed to me by a friend and teammate (we played on the club field hockey team together) at a party in college. We had just played our last championship game of the season, and since I was a senior, it…

Whether you've just started running or have been logging miles for years, chances are you want to squeeze as many runs as you can into an already busy schedule. You'll wake up early, skip a social gathering, and maybe even run through some aches and…

Known for his vivid imagination and his attentive style, Haruki Murakami's novels are iconic and intimate. But if you really want to get a glimpse of Murakami as a person, you have to open up his 2007 memoir, What I Talk About When I Talk About…

Contrary to what some people may think, there is no general prototype for a runner. Runners come in all shapes, sizes, genders, personalities, nationalities, etc. If you have two functional, working legs and are in good health, you are a runner —…

It happens to the best of us. Whether you’re a seasoned athlete or a motivated newbie just trying to get started, there are plenty of days when you just don’t feel like doing anything, much less like going for that run. (Yes, it’s true: Runners…

If you’re new to running, or thinking about starting to run as an extracurricular activity, you probably have a lot of unanswered questions. After all, there are a lot of myths about running that can make it confusing for anyone new to the sport.…

Running: you're either into it, or you're not. Regardless of which group you consider yourself to be a part of, these funny running memes are bound to make you crack up. Some of us just aren't meant to run, and some of us, well, can take marathons…

I didn’t fully understand the negative impact that my perfectionism was having on my well-being until I started to fail — and fail horribly. I spent seven years of my life tortured by repeated failures to achieve a single goal: qualifying for the…