In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I thought writing about how running can help in supporting mental health was fitting.

The physical benefits of running have been proven in many studies, but the mental health aspect still lacks high-quality research.

As runners, we know how much better a run can make us feel if we have a bad day or how it can help us work through some difficult times in our lives. But what does the research say?

As a runner, I’m sure you have been told countless times that it’s important to cool down. Maybe you do it, but you’re not sure what to do or why you are doing it. Maybe you skip it altogether.

I’m a firm believer that when we understand why we are doing something, it tends to stick a little better.

I had done everything ‘’right’’ during my fall 2022 marathon training. I was getting at least 8 hours of sleep every night, I was fueling my body properly, staying on top of my strength training, and following my running program to a tee.

Yet, the week before my marathon, the thing I dreaded the most as a runner happened: a stress fracture. Only at the time, I didn’t know I had a stress fracture.

Have you ever felt a nagging or stabbing pain in your side while running? Side stiches in runners are very common, 70% of them will experience it within a year. Find out how to understand, manage and prevent side stiches for runners in this article.

As runners, it is not uncommon to feel pain when we run. Uncommon, however, does not necessarily mean normal. This article aims to shed light on the topic of running with pain. When is it best to rest and when can we keep pushing through the pain?