We asked Long Islanders to reflect on life in this region, the state of the union and the opportunities and challenges ahead.

Is the marathon an ambitious first running goal? Sure. But we get why a beginner may want to skip some of the traditional running milestones—the casual 5K you run for fun; the 10K you do to see if you ...

But if every run feels like a fight against total exhaustion, and fatigue keeps cutting your workouts short, the problem may ...