Run Faster, Boost Endurance, and Beat Boredom

Run Faster, Boost Endurance, and Beat Boredom: As a two-time Olympic marathoner, I can testify: Running can be boring. And frustrating. Especially the way the typical guy does it—the same 4- or 5-mile jog, day after day, week after week, year after year. Then along comes some race for some cure, and ponytailed old dudes and even a few thirtysomething moms pass him.