RUNNER'S WORLD is filled with powerful information that will help you run faster and farther and have more fun doing it! Every issue brings you the strategies, tips and advice to fuel your performance, prevent injuries, burn fat, shed stress, and achieve your personal goals.
Knowledge • THIS ISSUE’S RUNNERS & CONTRIBUTORS SHARE A FAVORITE TIP
What We’re Running • OUR IDIOSYNCRATIC BUT EXPERT ENDORSEMENT OF AWESOME STUFF
What We’re Running • OUR IDIOSYNCRATIC BUT EXPERT ENDORSEMENT OF AWESOME STUFF
The Inside Lane
3 ESSENTIAL RECOVERY PRODUCTS
How to Outrun Aging
5 AGE-DEFYING ROLE MODELS
GET JEREMY’S PROGRAM!
3 TOTALLY WORTHY BACK-TO-BACK CHALLENGES
Crush Back-to-Back Race Days • Plan your race schedule smart so you don’t set yourself up for burnout.
BOUNCE BACK LIKE A BOSS!
BLEND IT!
The Most Important Food for Runners • More and more runners rely on grains, fruits, and vegetables as their primary fuel sources—all the way up to elites such as ultrarunning legend Scott Jurek. Even runners who don’t want to give up burgers and steaks will find that ramping up their plant intake can help them run strong and recover right. Here are a few easy ways to make the most of plants.
TRY OUR FAVORITE HUMMUS SPREAD
I Stopped Making Excuses—And Ran the Race of My Life
REMEMBER TO REWARD YOURSELF
2 SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE WAYS TO STOP SELF-HANDICAPPING
SAUDI WOMEN WILL RUN THE KINGDOM • Saudi Arabia effectively banned women’s sports for decades. Exercising in public has long been a cultural taboo. But Kingdom-wide, groups of robed runners have taken to the paths and streets, proving that change is coming.
The Tech Abaya
A CHANGING NATION • In the past six years, Saudi Arabia has issued wide-reaching social reforms.
These runners sacrifice their PRs to help you nail yours • THEY’RE THE UNSUNG HEROES OF EVERY MAJOR MARATHON: PACERS. HERE’S WHAT IT’S LIKE TO HELP OTHERS REALIZE THEIR 26.2 DREAMS.
THE GEAR THEY COUNT ON • Shannon Price has finished more than 70 marathons, and paced 35 of them around the U.S. He typically leads the 3:15 finishers group. Here’s the gear he brings on race day.
BEST TIMING WATCHES
The Greatest Running Invention EVER! Is the Sports Bra
HOW TO FIND A SPORTS BRA THAT FITS • Deb Doyle, bra expert and co-owner of Fleet Feet in Pittsburgh, shares her top tips.
Best New Sports Bras • Out of dozens of models tested, these 15 earned our sweaty stamp of approval.
THE NAVAJO ARE STILL HERE AND HE RAN 330 MILES TO PROVE IT • In 1864, the U.S. Army forced 10,000 Navajo to leave their homes and march through the New Mexico desert to a 4-year internment. Ultrarunner Edison Eskeets retraced the steps of his people to honor their survival.
5 TIPS TO TACKLE A MULTIDAY RUN
SHOES FALL SHOE GUIDE 2018 • REVIEWS & RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE EXPERTS IN THE RW TEST ZONE
NEXT-GEN TECH • LIGHTWEIGHT FOAMS AND SPACE-AGE RUBBER COMPOUNDS ARE RADICALLY CHANGING THE FEEL OF RUNNING.
LEGENDS • SOME SHOES NEED ONLY ONE NAME. HERE ARE 5 THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND A DECADE——AT LEAST——AND CONTINUE TO IMPRESS.
SO SOFT • IF YOU WANT TO FLOAT OVER THE ROAD, GET THESE ULTRA-PLUSH AND SUPREMELY PROTECTIVE SHOES.
WILD CARDS • FROM THREE-PIECE MIDSOLES TO WOOL-LINED UPPERS TO ROOMY TOEBOXES, THESE SHOES CHALLENGE TRADITION—AND WE LOVE IT!
TRAIL • YOU NEED STRONG DEFENSE AND SUPERIOR TRACTION ON ROCK-AND STICK-STREWN DIRT PATHS. THESE SHOES DELIVER!
How to Be a Runner • JULIA GROSSERHODE, 27, PORTLAND, OREGON