More than 2,500 years ago, as legend has it, a soldier named Pheidippides ran approximately 25 miles from Marathon, Greece, to Athens. He announced victory against the Persian army — and subsequently ...

With four to five runs per week, you’ll toe the starting line healthy and confident—and cross the finish as a marathoner.

A new study of first-time London Marathon runners found that their basic training program produced important health benefits. After four months, the runners had lower blood pressure and greater ...

Get access to training plans and nutrition tips for your upcoming marathon event so that you ensure that your fitness levels are where they should be for the big day.

I'll admit it: before I ran my first marathon in 2013, the idea of running one scared me. There's something about taxing your body that much that brings out the inner worrywart in me: all those ...

If you've got a marathon on the horizon and are looking for a longer 20-week build-up to prepare – whether it’s your first 26.2 or you are aiming for a new personal best – you've come to the right ...