The 2024 New York City Marathon was the first marathon I ever ran. Strength training, carbo-loading, and the right gear helped me cross the finish line. My only regret was consuming too much caffeine, ...

Many runners, when training for their first marathon, set out with the intention to cover all 26.2 miles without taking any ...

"I want to run a marathon," I told my editor in late July — about three months away from the actual race. She stared back at me through her laptop, presumably assessing whether I was of sound mind. "I ...

"Hitting the wall" refers to physically and mentally running out of fuel when running. An expert said it usually occurs toward the end of a marathon, after about four hours of running. She said ...

If marathon training teaches you anything, it’s that prep is everything. From mapping out long run training routes to finding the perfect running shoes and figuring out your fuelling strategy, there’s ...

Running a marathon requires lots of recovery and sleep. Here's how I used Garmin's sleep tools to help me train for my first marathon. Owen Poole, a Certified Sleep Science Coach and proclaimed ...

There are myriad motivations for running a marathon – and that’s the beauty of the distance. Here, 26 marathoners share what drives them to the finish line Every marathon runner has a ‘why’. From ...

I told you recently that I ran my first marathon using AirPods 2 and Apple Watch SE and that I trained for it with the help of ChatGPT. So, why was my first marathon slower than expected? That's ...

This is the second-season finale of Training Diaries, a Lifehacker series about my journey to the 2024 Philadelphia Marathon. This series covers all the ups, downs, and hill repeats leading up to race ...

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 ...