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Running State · Apr 16, 2026

🏃How to Run a Half Marathon Without Stopping

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Hi and welcome to our newsletter!

This week, we’re sharing two practical guides for your next race:

Whether you’re working toward your first half marathon or building the mental strength for longer races, these guides will help you feel more in control on race day. Let’s dive in!

Covering a half marathon without walking is a realistic goal for many runners, but it requires more than just logging miles in training. Race-day execution plays an equally important role.

This guide breaks down how to train for continuous running, the key mistakes that force runners to stop, and practical tips to help you stay strong and consistent through all 13.1 miles.

Read the full guide

Marathon performance is shaped as much by how you think as how you train. Pacing decisions, focus, self-talk, and your response to discomfort all influence how the race unfolds, especially in the later miles.

This article looks at the core mental skills behind a strong marathon mindset and how to train them so they hold up on race day and in everyday life.

Master your marathon mindset

Some popular “healthy” choices can backfire for runners, slowing digestion, spiking blood sugar, or leaving you low on usable energy when you need it most.

Here’s a list of common foods that don’t work as well as they seem, along with our recommendations for what to swap in to keep your energy stable and your runs more comfortable.

Avoid these foods

Our top picks this week:

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