HOME Running
Podcasts
Trust science, pros when dealing with orthopedic injuries
Sports medicine specialists can help you recover from sports injuries the right way
The wellness benefits of running
Podcast: From friendship to mental health, there's lots of reasons to hit the trails
Recent Stories
Sioux Falls Women Run teams up with Sanford POWER
“You can only become so good at running by running itself. Eventually you will hit a plateau."
Sanford POWER offers track prep program
"It’s an all-encompassing program and there is a wide focus to it."
Marathon tapering: Tips from a veteran runner
Relentless forward motion with a bit of gratitude will get you to the finish line. And try not to sabotage yourself.
Five ways to reduce over-striding
Plant your feet properly to support your body and avoid injury while running
Sioux Falls Marathon: Free training tips to finish strong
Upcoming Facebook Live events feature experts to help runners for all distances and experience.
Strength training tips for runners
By Charley Smook, Sioux Falls POWER coach Most runners think strength training will cause them to bulk up and slow down. The truth is ALL runners need to strength train. The key to a fast time is having a higher running economy. In simple terms, runner’s economy is stride frequency X stride length. To get […]
Shin splints: ‘Too much, too soon’ injury
What it is: Shin splints are a classic “too much, too soon” injury, according to Brett Beil, a strength and conditioning expert with Sanford Health. They are a common injury among newer runners or those who increase their mileage or intensity too quickly. They’re caused by micro tears to the anterior tibialis, and the pain […]
Nurse practitioner runs 84th event: ‘Race to train’
"If I always have something on the calendar, then I have no problem keeping up the training.”
Sports doctors & mom’s mental health
I was treated like an athlete, like what I do matters, even if I’m not winning, like my lifestyle of choice was taken seriously.
Dad races while pushing son with muscular dystrophy
When he’s in his chair, the wind in his hair, on a run with his dad, he couldn’t be happier or more excited.
Trending
Cancer
Children's Health
Heart
Orthopedics
Research
Senior Services
- Compassion at the cornerstone of Minnesota caregiver’s gifts
- Anti-gravity treadmill promotes healing with weightlessness
- Senior care leader earns national honor for military support
- Good Samaritan leaders recognized among Women of Distinction
- Couple finds community through music and life of service
- More in Senior Services
Innovations
- Fortune names Sanford to America’s Most Innovative Companies
- Fargo PA invents device for use in knee replacement surgery
- Fortune names Sanford Health to ‘most innovative’ list
- Rural health summit aims to cultivate health care workforce
- Chief physician moderates rural health innovation forum
- More in Innovations
News
Sanford Health Foundation
- Big Stars & Pink Guitars Event Raises $1,156,100 for Breast Cancer
- Erin’s Story: A Fighter’s Fight Against Cancer
- 2026 Employee Giving Campaign Sets New Record
- A Legacy of Service and Success: Remembering Dick Bohy
- Philanthropic Grant Strengthens Dialysis Care in Bismarck
- More in Sanford Health Foundation
Sanford fit
- Screen-Free Ways to Soothe and Calm Your Child
- Emotion‑Safe Conversation Swaps: Simple Ways to Help Kids Feel Seen, Heard, and Supported
- Tips for Keeping Students Engaged as the School Year Ends
- How to Build a Screen-Free Routine Teens Will Actually Follow
- Unlocking Kids' Emotional Wellness with Sanford fit's Mood Pillar
- More in Sanford fit