It’s a question we hear often at Gold Country Run and Sport: “Why am I not getting any faster, even though I run regularly?” Many runners, beginners and veterans alike, hit a performance plateau. And if you’re juggling a busy life with work, family, and everything in...

I didn’t start out trying to be a bodybuilder. I was just training for a half-marathon, lifting a little on the side to stay strong, when someone at the gym asked if I’d ever considered competing. At the time, I hadn’t. But it stuck with me. I ended up diving into it,...

Whether you’re an avid runner or new to the sport, having friends and a community to run with can bring so much added joy to the simple act of running. Runners in the community will tell you that running is mistakenly identified as an “individual sport,” and that...