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Adding these medicine ball exercises to your cooldown routine can strengthen your core, hamstrings, and hips while increasing total-body coordination. Co-owners of Outright Fitness Erika Canales and David Braswell know that busy runners often skip out on post-run mobility exercises that could help combat the tightness that can develop in your hips, legs, and low

After running a personal best in the half marathon, one runner reflects on how she did it. At my last half marathon, I learned one of the best lessons: run your own race. My husband Matt and I registered for the inaugural Revel Mt. Lemmon Half Marathon a mere eight weeks before race day. After Matt’s less-than-ideal

In lieu of medals, finishers were gifted a commemorative print that can hang in their homes forever. At the end of a windy, hilly, and down-right gritty marathon on February 29 in Atlanta, six people were draped with medals and American flags and welcomed onto team USA. As for the rest of the historic number of

These workouts make up one great two-week treadmill challenge, that will refresh your running in a fun and totally new way. Running on a treadmill is pretty simple: Hop on, press start and move your legs until you’re done. But one runner’s basic is another’s boring—so we turned to running coach David Siik, the creator of

This might just be the fastest instant chicken noodle soup recipe we’ve come across so far. As winter drones on, there’s a common, widespread need for quick and easy recipes that are tasty, nutritious, and fairly simple to make. Not to mention warm and satiating. Chicken noodle soup is a hands-down winter favorite for all

Aliphine Tuliamuk and Sally Kipyego realized early that running could lead them to education and opportunity. Now they’re members of Team USA. During a celebratory send-off for local runners competing at the Olympic Marathon Trials in her adopted hometown of Flagstaff, Arizona, Aliphine Tuliamuk got a little choked up, explaining what it would mean to

The results only tell part of the story—the emotions, excitement, and enthusiasm at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials was historic. At the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta on Saturday, fans lined the entire course, sometimes five deep, to see the race to select the athletes for the Tokyo Games. The enthusiasm surrounding

“I fought all day long. I gave it everything out there.” For most of the race, it looked like it could have been Desiree Linden’s day. The two-time Olympian and 2018 Boston Marathon champion was looking to make history at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on Saturday in Atlanta—with a top three finish, Linden

After an exhilarating and, at times brutal (with several top contenders who did not finish), 26.2 miles at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on Saturday in Atlanta, we now know the three women who will represent the United States in the Tokyo Olympic Games. NAZ Elite runner, Aliphine Tuliamuk, who was coming off of

Nearly 30 local schools have been enlisted by Atlanta Track Club to create cheer zones for runners competing in the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials. Bodies painted in red, white and blue and faces plastered with temporary tattoos, Milton High School cross-country and track athletes will line the streets of downtown Atlanta during the U.S. Olympic

Desiree Linden is the only contender on the Olympic Marathon Trials start line who’s made the team before—twice. She has big plans this spring and this is just the beginning. On a Saturday morning five weeks before the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, Desiree Linden is dripping in sweat. She climbs up a flight of stairs

She’s learned a lot since placing sixth at the 2016 marathon trials—and Kellyn Taylor has gotten a lot faster since then, too. Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series leading up to the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, highlighting the top athletes contending for the U.S. Olympic team. You can find the rest

She burst onto the marathon scene in 2018 by winning a national title at the distance. Now Emma Bates has her eyes on Tokyo. Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series leading up to the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, highlighting the top athletes contending for the U.S. Olympic team. Emma Bates gives

The first time Andrea Guerra thought about qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials was 2014. But she had just graduated from college and knew that she needed time to transition from a 10,000-meter runner to a marathoner.  In 2016, Guerra attended the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles and was inspired by the

Autumn Ray has always been a goal-setter. But after the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, where she placed 77th, Ray was at a place where she wasn’t reaching those goals. It had taken her eight years to hit the qualifying time for that race. And then she plateaued. She was burnt out—overtrained, overworked, and ready to

In her fifth shot at an Olympic team, Stephanie Bruce refuses to waste the opportunity. She’ll go 15 rounds if she has to. When Stephanie Bruce embarked on the 12 weeks of preparation for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials, she thought about what more she could do to give herself every chance at success. Along

She’s a nine-time national champion on the roads, but Aliphine Tuliamuk’s greatest marathon might still be ahead of her. Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series leading up to the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, highlighting the top athletes contending for the U.S. Olympic team. To put Aliphine Tuliamuk’s talent into perspective, consider

The Safe on the Road founder envisions a world where roads are designed for everyone to use. At one point in her life, Kaitlin Goodman thought she was invincible. And she bets most young runners probably think that as well.  “When I was in college, I’d run at whatever hour in whatever I felt like,

At the 2018 Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, Caitlyn Tateishi wasn’t supposed to qualify for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. It wasn’t that she wasn’t training for sub 2:45 finish. She planned the June race as a tune-up, a chance to run fast and earn a spot in the elite field at the California

At several indoor track meets across the country, the U.S. women started turning up the heat on their Olympic goals. It was the most action-packed two days of the 2020 indoor track season and some of the biggest stars showed glimpses of what we might expect in the months leading up to the 2020 Olympic