Nutrition & Health

It won't do you any good

Footballers of both kinds have caught on. Here’s what you need to know.

The biological reasoning behind our favorite pre-race laxative

This is what you should be eating while training for 13.1.

Whenever I train or race in the heat, I always feel a strong urge to take a nap. Why, and what can I do to counter it besides loading up on caffeine?

Feeling crispy-fried? Let four-time Olympic marathon trials qualifier, Clint Verran, show you how to stop worrying and love the run.

Elite moms are crushing races just months after giving birth. Can the rest of us do that, too?

Is it true that the more I run, the more my body gets used to running, and the fewer calories I burn doing it? Do I need to crosstrain to keep up the burn?

I’ve spent some time this summer by a lake in the Midwest. During this time, I’ve been running, and every time I run, I come home with a bunch of new mosquito bites. Shouldn’t I be able to outrun the insects? How do I make them stop biting me?

My girlfriend is a marathoner and it seems like she always has black toenails. It’s gross. Why does this keep happening, and is there anything I can do to help her prevent them?