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Runner's World
Editor’s letter
Contributors
01 Waste not, want not • Marathoners aren’t fuelling up as much as they thought – but there’s an easy fix
02 In it for the long run • The best activities for building stamina
03 4 carb-loading truths to chew over
Mind & health
Injury
The way of the runner • Laura Whyms’ record-breaking journey along one of the world’s most famous paths of pilgrimage
High society • Brendan Maton heads to Church Stretton to meet its thriving fell-running community
Trails you win
Letter of the month
What’s the best thing running has given you?
#OnlyJustBegan • Last month we asked…
Cormac Wyatt • Encouraged by a friend to sign up to a marathon, Cormac’s gone from strength to strength and now has a 50-mile ultra in his sights
Young minds run free
Anne McQuitty • From West Linton in the Scottish Borders, ran 70 miles a month to celebrate turning 70
Nothing beats poster power
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LOST & FOUND • Having always relied on running to help her through tough times, Lisa Jackson lost her mojo when she needed it most. The RW columnist shares her journey through grief, how she finally managed to fall back in love with running and how you, too, can reignite the spark
HOW TO REVIVE YOUR RUNNING MOJO • Lost the will to run? Don’t despair – these strategies will fire up your va-va-voom
BEYOND THE WALL • How the lifechanging benefits of running are reaching those who desperately need them – behind the walls and barbed wire of the UK’s prisons
THE RUNNER’S WORLD GUIDE TO STRENGTH TRAINING • Why and how leaning into strength and conditioning can give your running a major lift
Should you tread carefully with super shoes? • From elites to everyday runners, super shoes have transformed our sport. But are we relying too heavily on their superpowers? And could there be a price to pay?
If the shoe fits • How do you maximise the benefits and reduce any possible risks of running in super shoes? A few principles stand out: use a variety of shoes, deploy carbon shoes for race-specific workouts, prioritise comfort and load progressively – both your mileage and your time – in any one type of shoe.
TAKING IT FURTHER • Ultrarunner Sarah Webster on how musicals, mouthwash and metronomic eight-minute miles powered her to an extraordinary world record
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