Rogaining is the sport of long distance cross-country navigation. It is closely related to orienteering and many people enjoy both sports. For all participants, compared to an orienteering meet, a rogaine: is a much longer event, usually 6, 8, 12 or 24 hours is a team sport (important for safety, given the long duration) has [...]

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Running that covers a distance farther than the traditional marathon length of 42.195 kilometers (26.21875 miles) is called ultrarunning. The event is called an ultramarathon. There are two general types of ultramarathon events: those that cover a specified distance, and events that take place during specified time (with the winner covering the most distance in [...]

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Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) describes a phenomenon of muscle pain and soreness that is felt 12-48 hours following exercise, particularly at the beginning of a new an exercise program, after a change in sports activities, or after a dramatic increase in the duration or intensity of exercise. Sometimes, people may refer to DOMS as [...]

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Fitness can be measured by the volume of oxygen you can consume while exercising at your maximum capacity. VO² max represents the maximum amount of oxygen in millilitres per kilogram of weight that a person can use in one minute converting fuel to energy.  Those who are fit have higher VO2 max values and can [...]

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Runs of 5 to 20 minutes at a pace just a little slower than your 10-K racing pace. Threshold pace is roughly equivalent to what exercise physiologists call “lactate threshold,” or the point at which your muscles start fatiguing at a rapid rate. Running at or near lactate threshold is believed to raise your lactate [...]

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