Tag Archives | running

Happy Run-iversary

Happy Run-iversary

by guest blogger Andeep Singh, documentarian and television and Web video producer Last year, on the eve of yet another birthday (cue incessant crying and Porsche browsing), I decided I needed a little physical activity to get over my angst. For some then unknown reason, a little voice told me to try running. So I […]

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Are You a Real Runner?

Are You a Real Runner?

by guest blogger Mark Remy, Runner’s World columnist and author In my new book, Runners of North America—A Definitive Guide to the Species, I analyze 23 types of runners, from The Newbie (Lopus novus) to The Serial Marathoner (Lopus pheidippidus), with tongue-in-cheek descriptions of their appearance, habitat, feeding behavior, and so on. I’ve encountered all […]

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Take the Pressure Off

Take the Pressure Off

  by Elizabeth Comeau, digital editor at Runner’s World and Zelle “How far are we going, and how fast?” my mother/runner friend asked me. “I don’t know,” I said. “I’ve started just using my running watch to time myself for an hour, and whatever I do during those 60 minutes is what I do.” This […]

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12 Things I Have Learned from Working at Rodale

12 Things I Have Learned from Working at Rodale

by guest blogger Maria Luci, social media and content editor at Rodale I’ve had the pleasure of working at Rodale for almost two years now. In that time, I’ve edited hundreds of blogs on health, fitness, wellness, the environment, sustainability, and life in general. Needless to say, the experience has taught me a lot and […]

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We Are Not a Type

We Are Not a Type

  by Elizabeth Comeau, digital editor at Runner’s World and Zelle I was a gym rat. I was the woman who took every wacky class my gym offered; I swam laps in the morning with masters swimmers; I lifted weights with the frat boys in the afternoons; I did TRX in the corner by myself. […]

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Crossing Life’s Finish Lines

Crossing Life’s Finish Lines

by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, best-selling author and expert on health, fitness, and nutrition This is a story about how love can help you to do extraordinary things—like making it through the finish lines life presents. I share it to inspire and remind us of the circle of life. It all begins with […]

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A Non-Runner's Guide to Runners - Remy's World - Mark Remy

A Non-Runner’s Guide to Runners

Not sure how to interact with these strange aerobic creatures? Our FAQ will help. by Mark Remy, writer, runner and creator of Remy’s World Summer is in full swing, which means that runners are, too. Perhaps you have glimpsed them out and about, loping along paths and trails. Maybe you’ve even seen them in suburban […]

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6 Things I Learned from My First 5K

6 Things I Learned from My First 5K

by guest blogger Maria Luci, social media and content editor at Rodale The alarm went off at 5:15 a.m. on Sunday. As it buzzed, I lay there and thought to myself, What the heck am I doing? Why am I getting up before the crack of dawn to run? Somehow, I willed myself out from […]

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