Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? When I started running more consistently a little over a year ago, I had a lot ...

The breaking point felt imminent as each morning run that summer felt like clock work. I’d head to a nearby trail, log my six-plus miles, return home dripping in sweat, and hate every second of it. I ...

It’s impossible to overstate the many benefits of strength training for your run performance. Runners who do bodyweight moves or lift weights have more power, better balance, improved efficiency, and, ...

Speed work isn’t just for serious runners. Up your pace just a little for a more efficient workout. By Hannah Singleton Hannah Singleton started doing speed work two years ago after she moved from ...

Let me start by saying: No, you are not required to have a goal of running faster in order to call yourself a runner. But plenty of runners, including myself, do train to get faster. And here’s the ...

If you have a half marathon or marathon on the horizon, or even a 10K, it might seem counterintuitive to go out and train your body to run 100 meters as fast as you can. But even if you’re gearing up ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? Picture this: You’re training for a race and have been determined to knock a ...

Sometimes I fear my running career has plateaued. Well, not my career, but my pace. I lace up four or five times a week, push hard enough to feel pleasantly wrecked, watch my mileage climb steadily ...

Many fitness tests include speed and agility in addition to endurance runs. You need a good workout to take to the track to develop speed and strategies for these shorter-but-faster events. No longer ...

There comes a time in every runner’s life when it’s time to kick things up a notch. That means one thing and one thing only: interval training. There’s a reason loads of runners don’t like intervals.

Iowa Army National Guard soldiers participate in the sprint-drag-carry event during an Army Fitness Test at Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center in Johnston, Iowa, Sept. 12, 2025. (Sgt. Ruth ...