Before the 20-mile long runs, tempo miles, or sprint interval workouts of marathon prep, there’s base training—a quiet development period used to stack easy miles, reinforce strength training habits, ...

Is the marathon an ambitious first running goal? Sure. But we get why a beginner may want to skip some of the traditional running milestones—the casual 5K you run for fun; the 10K you do to see if you ...

Preparing to run 26.2 miles can be daunting. Here’s how to structure four months of training. By Amanda Loudin When you cross the finish line of your first marathon, the high can make it easy to ...