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Ashley Mateo

Ashley Mateo is a writer, editor, and UESCA- and RRCA-certified running coach who has contributed to Runner’s World, Bicycling, Women's Health, Health, Shape, Self, and more. She’ll go anywhere in the world once—even if it’s just for a good story. Also into: good pizza, good beer, and good photos.

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What Is Double Threshold Training? What Runners Need to Know Before Trying the Plan.

This type of two-a-day workout can help unlock speed for some elite runners, but experts say it's not for everyone.

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How Fartlek Running Workouts Will Make You Fitter, Faster

This beginner-friendly approach to speedwork is one of the smartest ways to build endurance, improve pacing, and run faster.

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How to Figure Out Your Running Pace for Every Type of Goal

Whether you want to run your first mile or you're deep in marathon training, it helps to know how fast to go.

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8 Surprising Habits That Are Hurting Your Skin, According to Dermatologists

From not washing your sheets frequently enough to delaying your post-gym shower

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How to Safely Increase Your Running Mileage

Whether you’re building to your first 10K or stacking miles for a fall marathon, here’s your expert-approved roadmap to increasing mileage without wrecking your body.

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How to Use Interval Running Workouts to Get to Racing Speed

You need more than just slow and steady jogs to get faster. Here's how use another type of training in your routine.

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Why You Shouldn't Take a 'No Days Off' Approach to Running

Plus, how to make gains while prioritizing the rest and recovery your body needs.

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You Actually Don’t Have to Run a Marathon to Be a 'Real' Runner

The pressure to race exists, but going 26.2 miles doesn’t make you a “real” runner.

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Why Olympic Runners Are Wearing Luxury Watches on the Track

Your smartwatch could never.

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The 10 Best Winter Running Jackets

Because you really never know what Mother Nature has in store.

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Make the Last Mile of Your Run the Fastest by Following These 5 Steps

Power through and finish faster than you started with these foolproof tips.

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Obsessing Over Pace? Here’s How to Stop Thinking and Run By Feel.

Numbers aren’t the be-all-end-all when it comes to judging performance.

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