Runner's World UK

Runner's World is an inspirational and motivational magazine for runners of all ages and abilities. In every issue of Runner’s World we inform, advise, educate, and motivate runners of all ages and abilities. We help every runner achieve their personal health, fitness and performance goals. Runner’s World shows you the best ways to get the maximum amount of benefits from running in the minimum amount of time. Big promise? Definitely. But you don’t have to take our word for it – we’d like to prove it to you!

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RHINOG FAWR, SNOWDONIA

Runner’s World

EDITOR’S LETTER

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Boiling points • Tea break, anyone? New research says a cuppa could protect against diabetes

Spring awakening • If improved running economy is your aim, you’d better hop to it

Make the gradient

Eat, sleep, repeat • How your diet affects your sleep

Fuel for the long term

The low-down on energy drinks

What we talk about when we talk about running

Are you running from your problems? • There are many reasons to go for a run, some healthier than others. Read the checklist below to find out if you’re on the right track

Spread the news

Bone of contention • Do carbon shoes lead to bone injuries?

Going weak at the knees?

A hack to avoid overtraining

HUMAN RACE • NEWS, VIEWS, TRENDS and ORDINARY RUNNERS doing EXTRAORDINARY THINGS

DRINK TEA TO BE INJURY-FREE

BLAZING A TRAIL • How Ultra Black Running is helping Black women discover the joys of off-road running

A LOT HAS CHANGED IN 13 YEARS. RUNNING HAS BEEN A CONSTANT

WORDS OF WISDOM • Top takes from the Murphy’s Lore archive

LETTER OF THE MONTH

FROM THE ARCHIVE • SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE RW MAILBAG OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS

#WAYBACKWHEN • SHOW US YOUR FAVOURITE PIECE OF RUNNING NOSTALGIA

FOR ITS FOLLOWERS, RUNNING CAN BE A RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE

THE BEST OF I'M A RUNNER • SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ARCHIVE, FROM POP STARS TO ASTRONAUTS

DOWNLOAD YOUR ULTIMATE RUNNING COMPANION • Subscribe to the digital edition of Runner’s World and SAVE UP TO 26% on the cover price. Get great tips on race plans, sportswear, nutrition and much more.

STEPPING BACK IN TIME • JOIN US ON A JOURNEY IN OUR VERY OWN TIME CAPSULE TO WHEN THE FIRST ISSUE OF RUNNER’S WORLD HIT UK SHELVES THIS TIME 30 YEARS AGO. A FLICK THROUGH THE PAGES REVEALS THAT MUCH HAS CHANGED, ALTHOUGH A FEW THINGS REMAIN REASSURINGLY FAMILIAR…

IN OTHER NEWS… • Besides the seismic, world-changing debut of Runner’s World, what else happened back in 1993?

RUNNIN GAME CHANGERS 1993-2023 • OUR RUNNING WORLD HAS GONE THROUGH SOME PRETTY SEISMIC CHANGES IN THE THREE DECADES SINCE RUNNER’S WORLD ARRIVED IN IT. HERE, WE SALUTE 30 KEY FIGURES WHO HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN CHANGING THE GAME

THIS IS RUNNING 2023 • TO MARK RW’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY, WE WANTED TO CELEBRATE THE COMMUNITY WE’RE PROUD TO BE PART OF BY PUTTING BRITAIN’S RUNNERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT. OUR COVER STARS AND THEIR STORIES, COMBINED WITH DATA PROVIDED BY THE NATION’S RUNNERS THROUGH OUR RECENT SURVEY, PAINT A FASCINATING PICTURE OF UK RUNNING TODAY

FAST FORWARD • RUNNING NEVER STANDS NEVER STILL. STANDS WE WE THOSE ASKED IN THOSE THE TO GIVE TO GIVE US A GLIMPSE US A GLIMPSE OF WHAT’S OF COMING WHAT’S ROUND COMING THE ROUND THE CORNER CORNER

IN FOR THE LONG RUN • EIGHT RUNNERS SHARE THE HIGHS AND LOWS, THE LESSONS LEARNED AND THE EVER-EVOLVING MOTIVATIONS AND REWARDS OF THEIR 30-YEAR LOVE AFFAIRS WITH OUR...