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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Let the draft in • Get behind a new study to cut minutes from your marathon time

Marathon placements

Get down • Four ways to become a smoother, faster downhill runner

Junk miles • It’s official: you can’t outrun a bad diet

Air miles • Can running in heavily polluted areas negate some of its benefits?

It all adds up • For pain-free knees, you need to strengthen your hip abductors and adductors

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

TRASH TALK • Dom Ferris from Trash Free Trails on what we can do to care for our favourite running routes

RUNNING CAN BE HARD, BUT NOT RUNNING CAN BE HARDER

LETTER OF THE MONTH

PAUL MINTER • 36, FROM EAST LONDON, RAN AROUND THE UK COASTLINE BETWEEN MARCH AND OCTOBER 2022

DEAR DIARY, IT FEELS LIKE A NEW CHAPTER IN MY RUNNING

RUNNING GAGS • If running shoes could make music…

I’M NOT SURE I CAN ACHIEVE MY NEW GOAL, BUT I’LL TRI

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO nailing YOUR FIRST MARATHON • Everything you need to know to train smart, fuel right and smash through ‘the wall’

20 IS THE 20-MILE TRAINING RUN OVERRATED?

THE BEST MARATHONS TO GET HOOKED ON 26.2

We can’t run away from this • Running is both threatened by, and a surprisingly large contributor to, the climate emergency, says ultrarunner, author and accidental activist Damian Hall. He believes runners need to face some hard truths and take steps to reduce our footprints

Want to know more? • Invaluable info for runners on the climate and ecological crisis

POWER MOVES • POWER TRAINING CAN HELP YOU MOVE WITH A GAZELLE’S GRACE AND A CHEETAH’S SPEED FOR YEARS TO COME

BORN AGAIN • As Born To Run 2 hits the shelves, author Christopher McDougall talks to RW about the evolution of the revolution

nike 50 YEARS OF SWOOSH • TO MARK NIKE’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY, WE LOOK AT THE BRAND’S JOURNEY FROM BACK-OF-A-VAN TO GLOBAL BEHEMOTH, AND HOW ITS TECHNICAL INNOVATION AND CULTURAL INFLUENCE HAVE SHAPED THE RUNNING WORLD

COACH • REACH your PERSONAL BEST

STYLE COUNSEL • There’s no ‘right’ way to run. But knowing your gait can help you pinpoint weaknesses and run stronger

I find it hard to get out there in the winter; how do you stay motivated? • YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY OUR RESIDENT OLYMPIAN

LOOK BACK IN CANDOUR • Analysing your past successes and failures is a good way to understand what works, what doesn’t and how to improve

MACHINE LEARNING • The treadmill is a great winter training option. Here’s how to get the most from it

GOBBLE, GOBBLE • Stretch your festive feast further with these nutrient-packed turkey sarnie recipes

Strong in defence • What to eat and do to support your immune system through winter

IS PILATES OR YOGA BETTER FOR RUNNERS? • Both practices offer mind-body benefits and a low-impact way to cross-train. If you’ve ever wondered which one is right for...