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Most non-elite runners don't consider hiring a running coach when they're just getting started, especially if they never ran track or cross country in their younger years. But as time goes on and runners become a part of the running community and start chasing bigger goals, it's pretty common to start thinking, "Should I hire a running coach?" And if you're already thinking you're not a fast enough runner to hire a running...

Running a marathon in 4 hours is a time goal that many runners aim to achieve. Knowing that most runners complete a marathon between 4 and 5 hours, as discussed in our article, "How long does it take to run a full marathon?", getting a sub 4-hour marathon time is something very few people will ever do. I personally didn't achieve this goal right away, but with a few tweaks to my training, I was finally able to make it happen...

Training properly for a marathon means that you're going to be running a lot of miles. Most likely more than you ever have. It's possible you're replacing different types of calorie-burning workouts with all of your extra running mileage, but for many runners, marathon training will result in more calories burned than typical. Which means you'll be hungrier, right? But just how much should you really be eating during...

No matter how many shorter races you've run or how pro you've become at pacing those, it just doesn't carry over the same way to a marathon. Pacing a marathon takes a lot of practice in training and trusting yourself enough to put it into play on race day. In hopes of helping you pace your marathon as well as possible, I've put together the top tips I've learned through my marathon journey. You'll find that there's a lot to...