Cindy Kuzma
Contributing Writer
Cindy is a freelance health and fitness writer, author, and podcaster who’s contributed regularly to Runner’s World since 2013. She’s the coauthor of both Breakthrough Women’s Running: Dream Big and Train Smart and Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries, a book about the psychology of sports injury from Bloomsbury Sport. Cindy specializes in covering injury prevention and recovery, everyday athletes accomplishing extraordinary things, and the active community in her beloved Chicago, where winter forges deep bonds between those brave enough to train through it.
7 Keys to Being Your Own Best Running Coach
May 18, 2023.
Olympic Alternate Jess McClain Signs Sponsorship Contract With Brooks
She was working full-time and coaching herself when she finished fourth at the Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando.
Results and Highlights from the 2024 Tokyo Marathon
Benson Kipruto and Sutume Asefa Kebede both won in course records, and American Betsy Saina ran a big PR to take fifth.
Meet Jessica McClain, Your Olympic Marathon Alternate
In her third marathon, she ran a patient race and a 4-minute personal best to place fourth.
Sara Hall Places Fifth at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
It's a masters record and her highest finish in eight Trials—but Hall wanted more.
For Olympic Trials Couple, Race Will Be One to Talk About for Generations
Matt McDonald is hoping to make the Olympic team. His fiancée, Maegan Krifchin, is running the women’s race—7 months pregnant.
How to Have a Breakthrough Race, From Trials Qualifiers Who’ve Done It
Eyeing a big personal best? These Olympic Marathon Trials qualifiers cut serious time off their PRs by dialing in their routines.
A Top Contender and Her Speedy Sister Take on the Trials
Lindsay Flanagan is a decent bet to make the Olympic team. She also coaches an up-and-coming runner—her sister, Kaylee.
Emma Bates Withdraws from Olympic Marathon Trials
The 2:22 marathoner says there isn’t enough time to recover from recent injuries.
8 Daily Healthy Habits That Will Better Your Runs and Lengthen Your Life
These upgrades will improve your performance both in races and at the doctor’s office.
Uncover Your Running Motivation With These 12 Tips
Add these habits to your daily life to keep moving more all year long.
How to Size Running Shoes So You Can Perform at Your Best
Finding a comfortable, well-sized shoe is crucial to your stride.
5 Benefits of Running in the Cold to Convince You to Get Out There
All the advantages you’ll gain from braving winter temperatures (as long as it’s safe)!
26 Marathoning Couples Start Marriage Off on the Right Foot
They all got hitched the day before running the Chicago Marathon.
She’s Back: Molly Seidel Runs a Personal Best at the 2023 Chicago Marathon
Her time of 2:23:07 earns her a top-10 finish—and confidence heading to the Trials.
Emily Sisson Leads American Women at the 2023 Chicago Marathon
Molly Seidel and Sara Vaughn run personal bests to place in the top 10, while Emma Bates was 13th.
Sifan Hassan Wins Women’s Race at the 2023 Chicago Marathon
Six weeks after winning 2 medals on the track, she defeats defending champion Ruth Chepngetich by almost 2 minutes.
Sisson Versus Bates: An American Showdown in Chicago
Their long-anticipated matchup is more respect than rivalry—but could lead to yet another American record.
By Car, By Train, or By Bike and Scooter: Three Ways to Spectate the Chicago Marathon
The serial racer began to wonder if shed ever make it back. Heres what she learned.
Tigst Assefa Shatters the World Record at the 2023 Berlin Marathon
The runner from Ethiopia clocked a time of 2:11:53 to take over two minutes off the previous record.
Eliud Kipchoge Wins the 2023 Berlin Marathon
The greatest marathoner of all time further cemented his status, though he falls short of another world record.
This College Running Coach Launched a Mental Health App for Her Athletes—and You Can Use It, Too
Track and share your motivation, gratitude, and self-worth using the Status Strong app.
How Hormone Therapy Might Affect Athletes Like Caster Semenya
Doctors explain what’s involved for athletes with differences of sexual development to bring down testosterone levels.
Are Breastfeeding Runners at Greater Risk of Bone Injuries?
Here’s what experts know about stress fractures—and how to prevent them—during the postpartum period.
Colorado Investigation Finds Body Composition Testing Harmed “Significant Number” of Athletes
Coaches Wetmore and Burroughs and the school’s head dietitian remain in their jobs with new safeguards, following a university report.
When—and How—to Break Up With Your Running Partner
When it’s time to move on, here’s how to do so with clarity and compassion.
Learn How to Run a Mile With Our 8-Week Training Plan
If you’ve struggled with couch to 5K programs, this plan may boost your confidence.
Athletes Await Results of Investigation Into University of Colorado Cross-Country Program
In January, the university said the report was nearing completion. Four months later, there’s no sign of it—and no reason stated for the delay.
Emma Bates Places Fifth in the Boston Marathon
Behind her, Aliphine Tuliamuk and Nell Rojas run personal bests, but Bates was the only American woman in the top 10.
10 Years After the Boston Marathon Bombings, a Look Back
A decade out, updates on many of the day’s survivors and heroes.
Sara Hall’s 6 Tips on Coping With a Long Injury Layoff
The serial racer began to wonder if she’d ever make it back. Here’s what she learned.
It May Not Be Running That Caused Your Latest Injury
New research suggests your activity outside of running may earn you a spot on the sidelines.