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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EDITOR’S LETTER

WARM-UPS • The TIPS YOU NEED to GET UP to SPEED

Hold your nerve • Pre-race nerves affect even the best of us – here’s how to conquer them

Beware the epic workout • They may get you more kudos online, but gruelling sessions alone are not the key to long-term success

A bowl of benefits • A new study suggests broccoli soup can help with long-term knee pain

Great squat! • Why all runners should learn to love this lower-body staple

‘I’VE BEEN AMAZED BY WHAT MY BODY CAN DO’ • From a serious cycling accident to the Jungle Ultra, Jemma Harding’s story proves anything is possible

GET THAT FRIDAY FEELING • A hybrid of a run club and a nightclub, Friday Night Lights is taking the world by storm

WHY I’M CRAMMING IN CALF RAISES

LETTER OF THE MONTH

PAWEL CYMBALISTA • 36, MALLAIG, SCOTLAND, UP AND DOWN THE THREE PEAKS IN RECORD TIME

DO YOU TRAIN TO RACE OR RACE TO TRAIN?

HOW I BECAME AN OLYMPIAN IN 2024

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Staying Power • The race winners may hog the podiums, but the oldest runners across the finish line show us all we have many more happy and rewarding miles ahead

GLUTE GAINS • TRAINING YOUR GLUTES DOES MUCH MORE THAN GIVE YOU A PERKY POSTERIOR. THEY’RE KEY TO POWERING YOUR RUNNING AND MOUNTING EVIDENCE IS SHOWING A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REAR STRENGTH AND OVERALL HEALTH. HERE’S HOW TO GET AHEAD ON TRAINING YOUR BEHIND…

ONE STEP AT A TIME • With 1,576 lung-searing stairs over nearly 100 quad-burning floors, the Empire State Building Run-Up is far from your standard race event. Would Andrew Tracey step up to the challenge?

The life shortening waist expanding health enhancing?? power of the carbohydrate • CARBS ARE A GREAT FUEL FOR RUNNING, AND LIFE --BUT IN THE 180 YEARS SINCE A SCIENTIST FIRST DISCOVERED THEM, THEY’VE BEEN A TOPIC OF MUCH DEBATE AND NUTRITIONAL CONFUSION. RW SETS THINGS STRAIGHT

‘Adventure is a part of human DNA’ • Now in his eighth decade, Sir Jim Ratcliffe shows no sign of slowing down – both figuratively and literally, given his appetite for ultramarathons. We caught up with the British entrepreneur on the trails to hear about his running life and his belief in the value of living at the edges of our limits

Ladies first? • Standout performances from female ultrarunners highlight women’s potential over long distances, while some research suggests women may make better endurance athletes than men. But dig deeper and the picture is more complex, and we shouldn’t be blind to the physical and cultural barriers that remain, finds Sophie Power

COACH • REACH your PERSONAL BEST

THE NEED FOR SPEED • All the benefits of sprint training for distance runners, and how you can get it right

STRENGTH IN MOTION • It’s often neglected, but building running-specific power will...