Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist and Outside’s Sweat Science columnist, covering the latest research on endurance and outdoor sports. New perk: Easily find new routes ...

When runners talk physiology, two terms dominate the conversation: VO2 max and lactate threshold. The two metrics are related but not the same, and they shape performance in different ways. Naturally, ...

You can also test the accuracy of your numbers out on the run, for example by running at what feels like a hard pace (using the ‘talk test’, you should only be able to get two or three words out at a ...

The 500 shareholder threshold required companies to disclose financials if they had 500 or more shareholders, aiming to curb fraud in the over-the-counter market. In 2012, the threshold increased to 2 ...