RUNNERS' RETREAT NEWS

At the starting line for the 2026 Apple Blossom 10K, I felt a mix of nerves and joy. The tension came from intense training, including nearly 30 miles the prior week, and the hope to PR the race. Could I do it? The joy came from the energy of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, seeing old friends, pink and green clothing, and smiles in every direction. As we all bunched up and the starting gun sounded, I set out to discover my running limits, but found something else in t

This is a Q&A with Susanna Sullivan about her incredible performance at the World Championships Marathon in Tokyo, Japan , where she...

I worked my way up to near the front of the marathon. Here I was in North Dakota, ready to run 26.2 miles for the first time in 17 years....

Running a marathon is a lot more complicated these days. I remember, back in the day, it was pretty simple: Carbo load like a fiend for...

I should not be this scared. I wasn’t when I ran my first marathon. But then again, I was young and brash and really didn’t know what I...