The Elusive Art of Predicting Running Injuries
Researchers are searching for telltale clues in your strength, flexibility, or body position that signal an impending injury. It’s harder than you think.
Training & Performance
What Determines Which Marathoners Get Heatstroke?
A new analysis digs into who overheats and which conditions are most risky, with surprising results
How Perfectionism Leads to Athlete Burnout
Setting high goals is great, but how you deal with falling short determines how long you’re willing to keep chasing them
The New Science of “Fatigue Resistance”
What separates the best endurance athletes from everyone else isn’t their amazing lab test data or power values—it’s how well they maintain those values after a few hours of exhausting exercise
The Complicated Link Between Sleep and Injury
It’s easy—maybe a bit too easy—to believe that poor sleep leaves you more vulnerable to injury. But researchers aren’t so sure after all.
Is This App the Future of AI Workouts? We Tested It Out.
The newly revamped TrainerRoad cycling app uses an advanced algorithm to create training programs custom-tailored to the user. Our writer gave it a go.
How to Hold on to Your Sprint Speed as You Age
Maintaining the ability to hit top gear after your twenties is useful even for endurance athletes, and takes specific training
The Psychology of Racing Versus Pacing
Running alone against the clock is very different from trying to beat other runners, but untangling how our minds process the challenge is “like knitting with spaghetti”
What’s the Minimum Dose of Training to Stay Fit?
A new review assesses what it takes to maintain endurance and strength when circumstances interfere with your usual training
How to Build and Maintain Thru-Hiking Fitness
Staying in hiking shape during the off-season is a serious challenge, but it’s not impossible