WISDOM RUNNING

Marathon Recovery: What to Do After the Race and How Long It Takes

Marathon recovery takes longer than the soreness suggests. Here's a day-by-day timeline, what to eat and drink, when to run again, which recovery tools help and which warning signs need a doctor.

by Alex Gorovenko

Marathon Recovery: What to Do After the Race and How Long It Takes

Training For Beginners

Interval Running Workout: 7 Sessions, How Hard to Go and How Often

A first interval running workout you can do this week, how hard each rep should feel, seven sessions from first try to 5K speed, and how often to run them.

by Alex Gorovenko

Interval Running Workout: 7 Sessions, How Hard to Go and How Often

Training Running Tips

Running in the Rain: When to Go, What to Wear and How to Stay Safe

Running in the rain is usually fine. Here's when storms, floods or cold rain should keep you in, what to wear by temperature, and how to stay safe and dry out afterward.

by Alex Gorovenko

Running in the Rain: When to Go, What to Wear and How to Stay Safe

Training Running Tips

What to Eat Before a Run: Foods, Timing and Easy Examples

What to eat before a run, matched to your timing and run type: a quick timing table, easy foods with carb counts, empty-stomach tradeoffs, and water and coffee tips.

by Alex Gorovenko

What to Eat Before a Run: Foods, Timing and Easy Examples

Training Running Tips

Creatine for Runners: Does It Help, and Should You Take It?

What creatine can and can't do for runners, the water-weight tradeoff, who is most likely to benefit and how to try it safely if you decide to.

by Alex Gorovenko

Creatine for Runners: Does It Help, and Should You Take It?

Training For Beginners

Yoga for Runners: Benefits, Best Poses and When to Do It

What yoga does and doesn't do for runners, when to fit it around your runs, how often to practice, plus a 5-minute pre-run flow and a 15-minute post-run routine.

by Alex Gorovenko

Yoga for Runners: Benefits, Best Poses and When to Do It

Training For Beginners

Runner's Butt: Does Running Make Your Butt Smaller?

What runner's butt really means, why easy running rarely shrinks your glutes, why sprinters' glutes differ and how to keep them strong while you run.

by Alex Gorovenko

Runner's Butt: Does Running Make Your Butt Smaller?

Training Running Tips

Runner's Flu: Why You Feel Sick After a Race and What to Do

Why you can feel sick after a marathon, how to tell normal recovery from a cold, which symptoms need a doctor, and when it's safe to run again.

by Alex Gorovenko

Runner's Flu: Why You Feel Sick After a Race and What to Do