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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Bound for glory • Why you’re only a hop, skip and jump away from faster running – even if you’re already fit

If the shoe fits • Carbon plates may only benefit runners of a certain speed, suggests study

Form fixing • Three science-backed steps to better running form

Don’t make a meal out of protein • When it comes to building strength, it’s more about what you lift than what you eat

Use your loaf • Take this quiz* from WebMD to find out how well you know your bread

Find your focus • Mindfulness boosts the performance of the pros – and it could do the same for you

Are you a shuffler or bouncer? • Identifying your running style could help you to tailor your S&C

‘WHEN I’M RUNNING, I FEEL LIKE I’M WITH MY DAD’ • Katy Martins says running has helped her to come to terms with her father’s suicide

CONVERSATION PACE • Meet the running group who value a post-run coffee as highly as a new PB

THE KEY TO BEING A GOOD PATIENT IS PATIENCE

TOM DAVIES • 32, FROM ALDRIDGE, DRIBBLED A BALL ACROSS BRITAIN

GIVING TIME TO HELP OTHERS IS THE BEST TIME OF ALL

LETTER OF THE MONTH

A CHANGE OF SCENE MEANS WE RUN REJUVENATED AND SERENE

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HOW LONG CAN RUNNING KEEP ALZHEIMER’S AT BAY? • When renowned endurance racer Mark Macy got his diagnosis, he was told he had two years to live. That was four years ago

Time on your side • Slowing down your strength work can speed up your gains. Here’s how to get your timing right to get more strength, power and endurance

YOUR SPEED-PLAY SESSION • In this routine designed by Kasen, you’ll learn how to achieve three different goals with the same six moves, just by playing with rhythm. Tempo training really delivers with functional exercises such as these, but you can use the time schemes in any routine. Now pick your pay-off and follow the code – which denotes seconds to spend in the eccentric, isometric and concentric phases, respectively – for all of the moves.

THE LEGEND • The great Haile Gebrselassie talks to RW about discipline, fame, friendship, divine inspiration and running to promote peace

GETTING GREENER? • How to sidestep the greenwashing and identify the meaningful steps being taken to reduce the colossal footprint of our running shoes

Plant power • Three leading bio-based running shoes tried and tested

The longer run • How to prolong the life of your running shoes

Life after life • How to recycle pre-loved running shoes that are still in good condition

THE FORGOTTEN CHAMPION • At the 1908 London Olympics, marathon runners tackled a course of 26 miles and 385 yards for the first time. The ending was pure sporting drama and it ensured one man’s place in running history. But not the one you might...