How Do You Calculate Training Zones With a Heart Rate Monitor?

As a runner, heart rate monitors are great devices that can help you train because they let you know when you are working too hard or not running hard enough. They aren’t fooled by weather, terrain or your level of fatigue going into a workout; they know exactly how hard you are working at any given moment no matter the conditions. The problem, of course, is how do you interpret what you are being told? Having a pulse of 165 beats per minute may be an all out sprint for one person but could be a leisurely jog for somebody else. Here are a few methods to determine your best training zones on any given day.

Pittsburgh Marathon Gets Rerouted After a Bomb Scare

Yesterday’s Pittsburgh Marathon was a little different for some runners yesterday, after the race course got re-routed after the lead runners had finished. A small microwave oven was found near the course with what appeared to be explosives inside it. The race...

Is The World Marathon Majors Series a Failure?

The World Marathon Majors were announced 4 years ago, and is meant to be the equivalent to the Grand Slam in golf or tennis. The Majors are on a 2-year overlapping schedule, with points going to the top 5 runners in each of the Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New...