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 UK

Editor’s letter

Contributors

01 Ups and downs • Why you should run uphill to get fitter and downhill to get faster

Fitness

Nutrition

Mind & health

Injury

‘I saw fell running as something that other people did’ • How one woman progressed from walking to hill running, going on to promote it to others

Emily Mollard • 26, from Les Contamines-Montjoie, France, is European speedgolf champion

How this column inspired me to write a book

Letter of the month

What’s been your worst moment during a race?

RW on the run • What the team have been up to this month…

Wendy Mills • This month’s member on running as a strawberry and dreaming of a marathon

The Barkley: it’s nicer than you think

Making space for every pace • How Runners & Stunners is rewriting the rules of the running club

Mini runners, major achievements

The manifesto slow runners’ • In an open letter to race directors, RW columnist, author and back-of-the-pack ambassador Lisa Jackson sets out what can be done to make events more accessible and enjoyable for slower runners

The power of pace inclusivity • Ultrarunner and SheRaces founder Sophie Power on why making races more accommodating for all is vital

HOW TO MASTER THE RUN WALK METHOD • Why walking can be the key to more consistent, enjoyable and, yes, faster running

CAN RUNNERS JUST KEEP GETTING FASTER? • From the track to the marathon, history shows us that the perceived limits of human performance are continually redefined. Understanding how can change the way you think about your own potential

CAN SCIENCE PREDICT SPEED?

WHAT’S HOLDING YOUR ATHLETIC PEAK BACK?

HOW TO SHAVE SECONDS OFF YOUR PACE

MILE HIGH • RW’s Rick Pearson chronicles his attempt to crack the five-minute mile, and explains why – and how – all runners should consider chasing their own personal Roger Bannister moment

8-WEEK TRAINING PLAN TO THE MAGIC MILE

RUNNING THE WORLD • In an age of ever more ambitious running challenges, circumnavigating the planet remains the ultimate feat. Duncan Craig meets some of the many runners currently tackling the multi-year quest – and the pioneers who flirted with danger, controversy and bankruptcy to blaze this most daunting of trails

Fluid thinking • How to optimise your hydration to maximise performance in all conditions

The way of the runner • Key lessons from the unique Japanese approach to endurance running

Quiet wins • Running progress doesn’t always shout – here are five small but meaningful signs that you’re getting better

Good effort • Why older runners should ditch the stopwatch and train by feel instead

Pulse power • Chickpeas are the surprise star of these energy bars, providing fibre, protein and slow-release energy

Sweat the details • Every warm run costs you fluid and sodium. Here’s how to work out what you’re losing – and how to replace it so you can run your bestE

Get on the sole train • Simple foot stretches and moves to help ease plantar fasciitis and keep you running

6 exercises to combat plantar...