TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – In this week’s episode of Run for Fun, we take a look at that daily cup of coffee and how caffeine impacts running and exercise. Leigh Spann and Coach Maria discuss caffeine with ...

At the international level of sport, even the smallest advantage can take an athlete from being a mere participant to a podium finisher. Consequently, athletes try to achieve that competitive edge ...

It’s officially marathon season, with the London Marathon looming for the tens of thousands of people who’ve signed up for the feat. And as Jan Lavis, an expert at We Run who has herself run 103 ...

In a recent study published in Nutrients, researchers analyzed the placebo effect of caffeine ingestion on running performance. Study: Belief That Caffeine Ingestion Improves Performance in a 6-Minute ...

Runners everywhere have used caffeine to their advantage for years. I was one of them. Through the 1980s and ’90s, I raced nearly every weekend, spent time doing 75-100-mile weeks and knew I had found ...

Editor’s note: Yesterday, Deseret News looked at potential benefits and harms of caffeine in a caffeine-saturated world. Today, we look at how athletes use the drug to enhance performance. It’s 5:30 a ...

Caffeine is perhaps the most widely used mind-altering substance in the world, though unlike some of humanity’s other favorite psychoactive chemicals, caffeine is neither illegal nor demonized. Indeed ...

Much like us mere mortals, two-time Olympian and 2018 Boston Marathon champion Des Linden drinks three to four cups of coffee each day. “I’m a huge coffee fan,” Linden tells Runner’s World and she's ...

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Caffeine is classified as a drug because it stimulates the central nervous system, raising alertness. Caffeine is popular because of the temporary energy and mood boost it offers. Before caffeine is ...