Samantha Gash started out on a fairly conventional path for many high achieving 20-somethings – law school and onto a potential lucrative position at a respective law firm, but Samantha longed for more. Noticing how friends and colleagues seemed to hav

Hal Higdon has contributed to Runner's World magazine longer than any other writer. He is the author of 34 books, including the best-selling Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide. Hal ran eight times in the United States Olympic Trials and won four Worl

Harriette Thompson ran her first marathon at age 76 and since that time has ran every year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team in Training program raising more than $90,000 for blood cancer research. A concert pianist who played Carnegie Hall thre

Alexi Pappas has not been one to do things conventionally, and perhaps that is why she has enjoyed success despite not following the “blueprint” for becoming a top runner. In college she crisscrossed the country from her home in California to Dartmou

While you may not consider your diet or eating style a cult - is it? From “The Four Hour Body,” to "Paleo" to “Atkins,” there are diet cults to match seemingly any mood and personality type. Everywhere we turn, someone is preaching the “One T

Dr. Dave Asp is a Mayo Clinic Health System licensed psychologist with a specialization in sports performance enhancement. He has additional training in clinical hypnosis and is member of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. He is also an assistant

You couldn't have scripted the day any better. Not only is Boston back, the entire running community is energized and moved by today's events. Over the past year we have seen the very best in people from the very worst of circumstances. What the 2014 Bos

Dave McGillivray came from an unlikely background as last picked in gym class due to his small stature but still had a dream that he wanted to be an athlete. From those beginnings he became an accomplished marathoner with a PR of 2:29:58 and a 10:36:42 I

From being picked last in High School Physical Education Jacqueline Hansen emerged from humble beginnings in running through a series of forward thinking coaches and her own desire to see what she capable of. Her pursuit of the sport led her to setting t

After the tragic events at last year’s Boston Marathon, the running community has responded in endless ways. One of those ways is the One Run For Boston Relay across America. One Run For Boston was set up by three British runners Danny Bent, Kate Trel