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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Runner's World

EDITOR’S LETTER

CONTRIBUTORS

CNICHT, SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK

The happiness movement • Depression hates a moving target, concludes major new study

HIIT and run • Could mixing things up with more high-intensity running take you to the next level? Quite possibly, says a new study

Get quick on the quick

Learn from the masters

5.6% vs 1%

Well gel • Is your marathon fuelling strategy a bit of a gooey mess?

Weight a minute

12-18%

A recipe for trouble

On the flip side…

20%

Opening time

Tune into better mental strength • When it comes to getting race ready, watch and learn

Heavy lifting • Hit the weights for better recovery from a tendon injury

‘WE’RE HERE AND WE’RE GOING FORWARDS’ • An annual gathering of over-80s parkrunners celebrates the power of our sport. Brendan Maton runs with the octogenarians

GIVE ME 5 • How 5K Your Way is helping people to deal with cancer one step at a time

WHAT THEY SAY

THE FRIENDLINESS OF THE LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER

LETTER OF THE MONTH

RACE VOLUNTEERING IS AS GOOD AS RUNNING (NEARLY)

THREE MORE WAYS TO GIVE BACK IN RUNNING

DON’T COMPARE OR YOU’LL DESPAIR

WORDS TO GIVE YOU WINGS

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POSITIVE STEPS • WHERE ARE WE ON OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS A MORE DIVERSE RUNNING WORLD? AND HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR SPORT EVER MORE INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL?

THE TRANSCEND GAME • Can running a 1km loop on a French campsite for six days lead you to a higher state of being? Adharanand Finn searches for wisdom and transcendence among the exhaustion and imaginary fireworks

Six-day kit list

Breaking it down • Alex Hutchinson, author of Endure, on what happens to your body and mind in a six-day race

RECOVER SMARTER TO RUN STRONGER • To reap maximum rewards from your training, you need to focus on the time when you’re not running

THE THREE BEST RECOVERY TRICKS KNOWN TO SCIENCE

5 GO-TO HABITS THAT ENSURE SOUND SLEEP EVERY NIGHT

Don’t fall for these recovery myths

TOP RECOVERY STRATEGIES FOR EVERY GOAL

THE RUNNER’S WORLD DAY OFF • Experts weigh in on how to structure your rest days to optimise recovery and get the most out of your running

Guide and joy • All over the world, a new breed of running guides are waiting to unlock the joys of their home turf on the move. RW meets a dozen leading sightjoggers, offering some unique travel experiences from Cape Town to Chamonix

RUNNING WITH HANK • How my daughter’s rambunctious mutt saved my sanity while she was lost to the darkness

COACH • REACH your PERSONAL BEST

MOVE ON UP • How to progress from 5K to 10K

CONDUCT A RUNNER’S MOT • Fill in this chart to find out if you’re ready to step up to 10K

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