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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EDITOR’S LETTER

Recovery runs • How running during chemotherapy can improve patients’ outcomes

Bound for glory • Meet the plyometric exercise with the most bang for your buck

The whey forward • New study suggests the protein supplement could be a runner’s best friend

Sweat it out • Studies show aerobic exercise or strength work can ease anxiety

Losing their grip • Compression tights provide no meaningful benefit to runners, says major new study

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 RUNS • From a micronation in the North Sea to gorilla spotting in Uganda, Simon Messenger’s running odyssey has had it all

FRANK WAINWRIGHT • 54, FROM WILTSHIRE, RAN 62 ULTRAS IN 62 DAYS

IT’S A STEEP SLOPE, BUT I’M ON THE RIGHT PATH

LETTER OF THE MONTH

READY, STEADY, GLASGOW • How Outlier Run Club is offering Glasgow runners coffee and community

IS ULTRARUNNING MAKING ME (MORE) STUPID?

C’MON, RUNNERS, LET’S GO CLUBBING

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Tech-ing it too far? • Is your running watch helping you to run at your best – or holding you back? Kieran Alger asks if it’s time to hit pause on our complex relationship with tracking technology

TREADING CAREFULLY • FINDING TIME TO RUN IS A REAL CHALLENGE FOR THE NATION’S OVERLOADED AND UNDER-SUPPORTED CARERS, BUT THE REWARDS CAN BE TRANSFORMATIVE SAYS MINREET KAUR

THE WHOLE PLANET DIET • FOR DECADES, THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET HAS BEEN HELD UP AS THE GOLD STANDARD OF HEALTH. BUT CRITICS ARGUE THERE ARE BIGGER GAINS TO BE MADE WITH A GLOBAL APPROACH. AND IT’S A LOT MORE DELICIOUS, TOO

EAT THE WHOLE WORLD

WHEN I FOUND I HAD MS, I THOUGHT I'D NEVER RUN AGAIN I WAS WRONG • AFTER A DEVASTATING DIAGNOSIS, FORMER RUNNER’S WORLD COVER MODEL LILIBET SNELLINGS KYTE HAS FOUND A NEW PATH IN HER RUNNING – AND HER LIFE

THE MOUNTAIN G.O.A.T • THE TRAIL LEGEND ON THE SHEER JOY OF RUNNING IN NATURE AND WHY THERE ARE MORE PAGES LEFT IN HIS STORY

COACH • REACH your PERSONAL BEST

REFLECT TO PERFECT • How to review your running year so you can improve in the months to come

COLD COMFORTS • The are many benefits to winter running – but you need to be ready for the chill

EXPRESS TRAIN • Time-efficient workouts that can be done and dusted in 30 minutes or less

Don’t sweat it • Why you shouldn’t feel the need to ‘earn’ your food or ‘run off’ calories at Christmas

RAISE A TOASTIE • These tasty upgrades on the toasted cheese sarnie make a perfect winter recovery meal

TRAIN, DON’T STRAIN • As your body ages, your training approach needs to change, too. Here’s how I’ve adapted mine

SUPERMAN PULL-DOWN • Gain superhero strength with this total-body burner you can do anywhere

SHIN GUARDS • How to spot, treat and prevent the dreaded shin...