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

EDITOR’S LETTER

CONTRIBUTORS

Running boosts lifespan • New study on cellular health confirms our sport’s life-enhancing powers

Dare to bare (occasionally)

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Get out more • Skip the treadmill and head outside to build a stronger body

Do you need a multivitamin? • Study suggests popping a pill could help with memory in later years

Currant affairs • Is blackcurrant extract the superfood supplement you need in your life?

Withdrawal symptoms

Become a zzz-lister • Drift off like a pro using this guide (see p46 for how to sleep better)

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Think positive

Weight in vain? • Strength training may not prevent injuries – but it’s still good for your body

Find your focus

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BARK RUN • Aaron Robinson is running a marathon a day with his two dogs. ‘In a strange kind of way, I’m enjoying it,’ he says

TAKE THE LEAD AND START RUNNING WITH YOUR DOG

3 OF THE BEST CANICROSS RACES

LETTER OF THE MONTH

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS • LAST MONTH, WE ASKED YOU TO CONTACT US WITH STORIES OF ACTS OF KINDNESS FROM OTHER RUNNERS. TOM EVISON WROTE…

WHAT’S THE BEST RUN YOU’VE EVER DONE?

#PAGETURNERS • SHOW US A PIC OF YOUR FAVOURITE RUNNING BOOK

IF YOU COULDN’T RUN, WHICH OF THESE SPORTS WOULD TAKE ITS PLACE?

HARVEY LEWIS • 47, FROM OHIO, RAN 450 MILES AT BIG’S BACKYARD ULTRA

THE TIME I GOT A SHORT, SHARP SHOCK

REPUTATION VS REALITY

DON’T LET ASSUMPTIONS NIBBLE AWAY AT YOUR SELF-BELIEF

WORDS TO GIVE YOU WINGS

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GOING UNDERGROUND • A growing number of free-thinking event organisers are ripping up the rule book to redefine what a running ‘race’ can look like. And it’s quite a ride, finds David Smyth

SINGLE MINDED • FINDING A WAY TO WEAVE IN THEIR MILES AROUND THE DEMANDS OF SOLO PARENTING HAS ENRICHED THE LIVES OF THESE FOUR RUNNERS – AND THEIR KIDS

Top tips for juggling parenting and running from the solo parents on these pages

CRACKING THE SLEEP CODE • Are you an early bird or a night owl? Perhaps you’ve assigned yourself another animal after completing an internet quiz. Research is shedding light on the link between wellbeing and circadian predisposition, but there’s no need to rewire yourself. Learn to lean into your biology with our guide

OPTIMISE YOUR LIFE • SLEEP EXPERTS SHARE A GENERAL OUTLINE FOR EACH CHRONOTYPE SO YOU CAN CONQUER THE DAY BASED ON YOUR BIOLOGY. ‘THESE ARE GUIDES,’ DR HARRIS REITERATES. ‘YOU NEED TO FIND WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU AND YOUR LIFE’

THE CASE FOR SLEEPING APART

WHEN TO ASK FOR HELP

FOUR PLAY • THE TEAM GB 400M STAR AND WORLD CHAMPS SILVER MEDALLIST CHATS TO RW ABOUT ‘LACTIC FRIDAYS’ AND OLYMPIC AMBITIONS

Creation story • RUNNER AND AUTHOR ADHARANAND FINN EXPLORES HOW...