This summer, I’ve chosen to do most of my runs on shady trails, accepting the tradeoff that I have to trudge up more hills, even as I’ve experimented with all the water-carryi ...

Lace up your shoes and go. That’s the simplicity of running. But who leaves their house with just a pair of shoes? Not many runners (I hope). Here’s a full guide to things runners frequently carry, ...

Correspondence to Professor Dina Christina (Christa) Janse van Rensburg, Section Sports Medicine, University of Pretoria Faculty of Health Sciences, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa; ...

For years, I've encouraged myself to complete overwhelming, difficult or mundane tasks to a rhythmic refrain of, "Chop wood. Carry water." The simple phrase offers motivation whether grading a hundred ...

Tennis shoes brush the hem of a long ribbon skirt as a woman walks along a rural Wisconsin highway, carrying a copper pail of water. Step by millions of steps, the water makes its way around Lake ...