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The Simplest Sport Is the Best Sport

Running only requires a pair of shoes and a little desire. You can do it at any age for any number of reasons. But a few tricks of the trade can help you avoid injury, run to your potential, and enjoy every step whether you're 22 or 82.

20s

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Until recently, the Nike track star seemed destined for burnout. But last year in Boston, after a wave of disappointing races and a personal tragedy, she ran a record-shattering debut marathon. Will the new distance of 26.2 miles save her career?

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When running four marathons in a row, it helps to enlist a professional for help. I tested a bunch of her advice so you don't have to.

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Only 2 percent of people who toe a marathon starting line will break 3 hours. As Matt Skenazy found out, joining that club isn't easy.

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When you enter the Western States 100鈥攁 day-and-night endurance run in the Sierra Nevada鈥攜ou can "mature a lot."

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The pro runner suffered an injury in the middle of the Olympics. Here's how she plotted her comeback.

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Ten pro tips for reaching鈥攁nd maintaining鈥攑eak performance

30s

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When you鈥檙e in your fourth decade, you鈥檙e still young enough to run a personal best. But it鈥檚 also the beginning of the end.

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A wave of psychotherapists are treating patients by running with them

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One writer sacrificed (not even close to) everything to get to the top of the leaderboard

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She won Olympic gold in a sport that chose her. Can she do the same in the one she truly loves?

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Devon Yanko was sexually abused as a teenager. It took hundreds of miles for her to run away from the trauma.

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It鈥檚 hard to make a living from just one thing. The champion middle-distance runner, cofounder of Picky Bars, coach, and mother of two lets us in on how she juggles it all.

40s

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As you get older, setting goals鈥攁nd reaching them鈥攚ill look a little different

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A lifelong runner and outdoor athlete is hit with a mysterious physical breakdown. Once the engine starts to fail, what happens to the mind?

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Seeking the high all day, every day

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'Play On,' a new book from journalist Jeff Bercovici, explores how aging elite athletes stay at the top of their game

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More than 76 years ago, a visionary Australian coach had an epiphany that forged a generation of super-athletes: true fitness is all about translating fear into raw power.

50s and Beyond

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We asked ex-Olympian, coach, and elite Masters runner John Henwood for his advice

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It's never too late to race the 26.2. You just have to know how to prepare.

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You don't have to lift less as you get older鈥攜ou just have to make a few adjustments to your training

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Why do some of us flame out in our thirties while others are still racing in their sixties? And how can we reverse the effects of getting older?