The run-walk-run method, taking walk breaks during your run to pace yourself, works really well for some people. This method is how I got off the couch and started running as an adult myself.

The marathon is a bucket list item for many. It’s a commitment and a massive accomplishment. It’s as much a physical as it is a mental challenge. And there are as many reasons people decide to ...

Man, 30, Becomes First Person to Run a Marathon in Every Country — and All for a Good Cause Nick Butter is a former banker from England who set out to raise funds for prostate cancer while ...

Blind runner Rachel Mentiply and her sighted running partner Rob Harris are taking part in the London Marathon.

The findings of a new study suggest that training for and running a marathon for the first time can 'turn back time' on a person's vascular age.

On Saturday, Eliud Kipchoge became the first person in recorded history to run a 26.2-mile marathon in less than two hours. The 34-year-old Kenyan runner clocked in at 1:59:40.2 at the INEOS 1:59 ...

I can’t run a marathon (and I don’t plan on trying), but new data from the Apple Heart and Movement Study offers some insight into the training habits of people who do. Published by Brigham ...

The reason the brain turns to myelin during extreme exercise like running marathons: energy. As explained in the research, marathon runners rely on carbs as the main energy source during a race.

The 20th Salt Lake City Marathon will be held bright and early Saturday morning, bringing participants together from across the country and around the world.

A marathon is always measured by the same distance: 26.2 miles, but the time it takes to finish depends on your fitness level, training and the course itself.