At Runner’s World, we’ve guided thousands of athletes to their first marathon finish line. But if you’ve never run a marathon before, you probably made your decision to run 26.2 miles with a little ...

Most marathon training plans last 12–16 weeks, but new runners often need additional time to build a safe running ...

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, ...

When I started running in high school, I wasn’t just running: strength sessions consistently followed my after-school cross-country practices. Not only was I taught to hit my paces in interval ...

It was a gloomy March morning when I closed my eyes and signed up for my seventh marathon alone, this one in Montreal. Like many others, I started running in 2020, when the pandemic shut down my gym ...

Written by top running coaches for RW Club members, our 12-week plans will get you half marathon ready in just three months ...