As the saying goes, you don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. Every runner begins somewhere, and there’s no better place than here, with our beginner 5K training plan that promises to transform—not just guide—your approach to running. “Anyone and everyone can be a runner,” says Ciara […]
The path to a personal best is paved with persistence and the right plan—and you can discover both with our 5K training plan for intermediate runners. It mixes three type of runs: easy runs, tempo runs, and speed work. But keep in mind, that doesn’t mean pushing yourself to the max in every workout. “There’s […]
It can be a teensy bit embarrassing to whip out a pair of goggles when swimming as an adult, especially if you’re among friends who can confidently open their eyes underwater in a lake or pool. Yelling, “Hang on a minute!” while scrambling to slip the tight band around your head and accidentally snapping the […]
Confronting opponents, trials, and tests has been a constant in Venus Williams’s life on and off the tennis court. It hasn’t been easy: a 30-year professional tennis career and an autoimmune disease diagnosis in 2011 mean she’s seen her fair share of ups and downs. How she’s gotten through is something the players scrambling to […]
Allysa Seely is no stranger to defying the norm. The Team USA paratriathlete faced three challenging diagnoses while a student at Arizona State University: Chiari Malformation, basilar invagination, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. As a result, she underwent brain and spine surgery as well as a below-the-knee leg amputation on one of her legs. To this day, […]