Back in high school, I joined the cross country team, and I came in last place during every single 5K race. At the time, I was incredibly self-conscious and embarrassed that my friends were faster ...

When it comes to running, slow and steady wins the race. Well, okay, maybe not wins the race, but finishes—and finishes strong. Just ask the self-described “slow runners” on TikTok, who wear the label ...

I’ve never been “a runner”, whatever that is (presumably, a person who can run, which surely a lot of people are?). When it came to sports day at school and I was forced to take part, I always picked ...

Amber Sayer, MS, CPT, CNS, is a fitness, nutrition, health, and wellness writer and editor. She holds two masters degrees and has been a certified personal trainer and running coach for 15 years. Nick ...

Martinus Evans didn’t mean to start, or even be part of, a movement like slow running — he simply needed to move. In 2011, a doctor told him he had to start exercising or he would die. Evans said he ...

The story is a familiar one; when people first start running longer distances, there is often just one goal: go as fast as possible for as long as possible. The thing is, after a few months of hitting ...

For a lot of people, running feels like it’s something that’s everyone else and not them. A uniform of obligatory tight lycra, and social media posts boasting race-worthy pace statistics, right? Not ...

Jonathan Melville works for breakaway coaching and analytics. Dan Gordon and Matthew Slater do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

For many runners, embracing the concept of slow and easy runs is a game of mental gymnastics. Can you really become a better, faster runner if you’re consistently going at a pace that feels easy and ...