Earlier this year, I was deep into marathon training, gearing up for one of many interval runs in a 16-week plan. By week nine, the novelty of running fast had worn off. The pace targets were getting ...

When it comes to running, slow and steady wins the race. Well, okay, maybe not wins the race, but finishes—and finishes strong. Just ask the self-described “slow runners” on TikTok, who wear the label ...

Back in high school, I joined the cross country team, and I came in last place during every single 5K race. At the time, I was incredibly self-conscious and embarrassed that my friends were faster ...

Martinus Evans didn’t mean to start, or even be part of, a movement like slow running — he simply needed to move. In 2011, a doctor told him he had to start exercising or he would die. Evans said he ...

For many runners, embracing the concept of slow and easy runs is a game of mental gymnastics. Can you really become a better, faster runner if you’re consistently going at a pace that feels easy and ...

Amber Sayer, MS, CPT, CNS, is a fitness, nutrition, health, and wellness writer and editor. She holds two masters degrees and has been a certified personal trainer and running coach for 15 years. Nick ...

For many runners, going fast is the whole point of pulling on their kit. But recently, the opposite approach has been booming: the slow-running movement, in which people meet for social, unhurried ...

Earlier this year, I was deep into marathon training, gearing up for one of many interval runs in a 16-week plan. By week nine, the novelty of running fast had worn off. The pace targets were getting ...