Runner's World

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.

Inside Knowledge • WE BEGGED SOME OF THIS ISSUE’S COOLEST RUNNERS FOR THEIR BEST ADVICE

My Running Life • EXPERT HACKS, GEAR RECS & RUN-TESTED WISDOM FROM OUR STAFF

Runner's World

The Inside Lane

Fake Meat Is Getting Scary Real—But Is It Actually Healthy?

When the Going Gets Tough, Gratitude Keeps You Going

Break Barriers Just Like Eliud Kipchoge

Boost Your VO2 Max in the Gym so Miles Feel Easier on the Road

This Year, I’m Not Chasing a PR. I’m Chasing a PV.

How Cancer Changed the Reasons I Love Running

10 JAW-DROPPING, BREATHTAKING, I’M-NEVER-GOING-BACK-TO-WORK RUNNING TRIPS TO TAKE THIS YEAR

I RAN 400 MILES THROUGH THE DESERT WITH 9 STRANGERS AND WE DIDN’T KILL EACH OTHER • As it turns out, an all-ladies weekend of running is actually really damn fun.

THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS RUN CLUB SCALES MOUNTAINS BY 8 A.M.

THE FIGHT TO BUILD THE WORLD’S FASTEST SHOE

TINMAN • Young, Fast, and Insta-famous: Why Tinman Elite Thinks They’re Going to Be One of the Best Pro Running Teams in the World

THE BEST ULTRA-RUNNER YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF • YAO MIAO HAD NO COACH, NO SPONSOR, AND NO HOPE OF BREAKING OUT OF POVERTY IN RURAL CHINA. HER TENACITY CHANGED EVERYTHING.

THE TEST ZONE • NOTES, OPINIONS, USEFUL TIPS, AND THE COOLEST STUFF FROM INSIDE THE WORLD’S MOST RIGOROUS SHOE AND GEAR TESTING LAB

What to Wear • WINTER RUNNING HATS

Hat Materials • The threads in your hat influence its performance on the run. Often, a hat will use a blend of fibers, meant to maximize performance by extracting the best qualities of each material. Separately, though, here’s what to expect from four widely used hat materials.

Editors’ Choice • AWARD-WINNING GEAR AND APPAREL EXHAUSTIVELY VETTED BY OUR TEST ZONE STAFF

SHOES • REVIEWS & RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE EXPERTS IN THE RW TEST ZONE

PUMA SPEED SUTAMINA

NEWTON BOCO AT 4

ALTRA ESCALANTE 2

MIZUNO WAVE RIDER WAVEKNIT 3

MERRELL BARE ACCESS XTR SWEEPER

ASICS GLIDERIDE

NIKE ZOOM FLY 3

LA SPORTIVA KAPTIVA GTX

SKECHERS GORUN MAXROAD 4

Club Notes • CATCHING UP ON THE MOSTLY RELATABLE TRIUMPHS OF RUNNER’S WORLD+ MEMBERS

How to Be a Runner • ACCORDING TO THI MINH HUYEN NGUYEN, 27, GRADUATE STUDENT, BERLIN, GERMANY