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Grant O’Connor of West Hartford and Alex Norstrom of Glastonbury, two of the top marathoners in CT, qualified for the Olympic ...

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The Houston marathon is just around the corner. Experts from Baylor College of Medicine detail how to properly prepare for ...

Slow running, or specifically zone 2 running, increases the size and number of mitochondria in your cells – which help you ...

The Atlantic CEO’s new book, The Running Ground, examines his complicated relationship with the sport. On this week’s episode of The Big Interview, he talks about the ways tech is helping him become a ...

Every few years, I visit this topic. Running a marathon is for many a bucket list item. For me, it was achieved one year to the day past my first […] ...

Half marathons come in all shapes and sizes (although they are all the same length much to the surprise of your non-runner friends). There are half marathons that send runners straight up the side of ...

Boston marathoners can expect their bodies to take quite a beating. — -- The 35,000 runners who line up for today’s Boston Marathon can expect their bodies to take quite a beating from the ...