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Runners who develop strong mental toughness often have successful races. These specific training strategies are geared toward all runners — from beginners to novice to experienced — along with race day tips for everyone.

Timed running races offer a different set of physical and mental challenges for runners. Here is how to adjust your training for timed races, including an emphasis on aerobic capacity and muscular endurance over pure speed.

In preparing for a big goal race, runners can learn a lot by participating in another race as part of their training. The benefits when runners use a race as a training run include getting hydration and nutrition dialed in, sharpening mental toughness and prioritizing recovery.

Runners can benefit from regular cycling in numerous ways. Bike workouts help runners recover from long runs but also boost their fitness without the pounding from the roads. Here are some examples of cycling workouts for runners.

The benefits of rest days for runners include time for the body to repair muscles, reducing the risk of injury and avoiding overtraining.

There is a lot to know for first-time ultra marathon runners. This guide provides an overview on nutrition, hydration, training and more.

Active recovery for runners is vital for their development because it is at rest when the body heals and repairs itself, and builds muscle.

There are numerous ways that an experienced running coach can help develop your running plan, identify big long-term goals and achieve them.

For those interested in running, explore career opportunities in coaching, event organization, sports marketing and professional running.

Runners should follow a "hard days hard, easy days easy approach." This reduces the risk of injury and leads to higher quality workouts.