Whether you’re running outside or just hitting the treadmill, good music can often make the difference between a great run and a blown goal. That’s why we’re putting together 90-minute playlists each ...

WHEN I FIRST started running long distances, I had one goal: go as fast as I could for as long as I could. I ran the same 5k route a few times a week, always aiming to go faster. Every time out needed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For many runners, going fast is the whole point of pulling on their kit. But recently, the opposite approach has been booming: the slow-running movement, in which people meet for social, unhurried ...

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 ...