How to Run Faster was created with Runner’s World Training Plans in mind. They are designed for runners of all levels tackling every distance. The plans vary depending on your goals. Runner’s World+ ...

Want to run faster, improve your form, and keep your performance consistent as you get older? Experts share the best tips for ...

When you’re ready to run faster for longer than a mile, you’re ready to try a tempo run. Tempo efforts are “comfortably hard.

“Numbers will vary among different experience levels, but when training for a half, someone might be in the 30- to 40-mile ...

Whether you're trying running for the first time or switching up your workout routine for the new year, you may be wondering whether it's better to run longer or faster. There's nothing quite like a ...

As sprinters Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson passed their opponents and crossed the finish line in their Olympic medal-winning races, you could see the gargantuan effort they had just put out—as ...

Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest person, ran a 100-meter sprint at a speed of 23.35 miles per hour (37.57 kilometers per hour). That’s mind-blowingly fast for a human. It’s about the same speed as ...

Your running speed partly comes down to factors you can't control, like genetics, and partly relies on your training. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Running too fast is a beginner mistake, but that doesn’t mean your runs always have to be turtle-slow. If you’re a beginner runner, you’ve probably heard the advice that you’re running too fast and ...

Nearly a decade ago, Nike’s Vaporfly 4% ushered in running’s “super shoe” era. With its big-rebound super foam midsole and carbon plate, boasting 4 percent efficiency gains, that shoe's revolutionary ...