At Outside, we write about running. A lot. We’ve spent countless hours talking to the greatest athletes and brightest minds in the sport to examine every training and racing strategy imaginable. We’ve even tested many of those approaches ourselves.
While we think it’s all worthwhile info, we recognize that sometimes keeping it simple is best. So we’ve distilled over 40 years of advice into one comprehensive list of the 30 tips that we consider most valuable to your running life.
1. Become an Aerobic Monster
“Mileage isn’t everything, but most runners will become stronger aerobically by carefully and gradually increasing the volume of running they can handle. Increasing your mileage from year to year while still being able to hit your times in workouts and races will improve your VO2 max (ability to pump a lot of blood to working muscles), lactate threshold (ability to clear lactate and therefore not have to slow), and running economy (amount of oxygen needed to hold a certain pace).”
—February 2023
2. Practice Proprioception
“The simplest exercise is to close your eyes and stand on one foot. The…
