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

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

The Inside Lane

The Carb-Loading Benefits Are Real. Follow These New Rules to Crush Big Races

LIQUID CARBS

Pace Yourself to a New PR With the 10/10/10 Strategy

HOW TO TRAIN FOR THE 10/10/10 STRATEGY

OTHER SMART RACING STRATEGIES

Record-Setting Stroller Runners Share Their Secrets

STROLLERS TO HELP YOU FLY

The Power of Sharing Your Scariest Running Moment

Why Running Is Part of My Family, My Culture, and My Identity

STREAKING HELPED ME… • What happens when you run every day? These streakers tell us what they’ve learned over the miles.

CLEAR MY HEAD FOR WORK

Be a Better Parent

Keep Our Marriage Healthy

STAY SOBER

TECH TO HELP YOU RUNEVERY DAY

LOSE WEIGHT

Fight Breast Cancer

RECOVER RIGHT

START FRESH AFTER DIVORCE

FEEL CONNECTED AWAY FROM HOME

I RAN A 10K THROUGH THE WORLD’S LARGEST WINE CELLAR • THIS MOLDOVAN RACE HAS UNDERGROUND TUNNELS, TRADITIONAL DANCE TROUPES—AND PLENTY OF WINE.

POST RUN WINES

FIX HIP PAIN FOR GOOD • IDENTIFY IT, TREAT IT, AND MAKE SURE IT NEVER COMES BACK

HIP ANATOMY 101 • The hip is the largest weight-bearing joint in your body; when you run, it can absorb three to six times your body weight, says Scott Paluska, MD, a sports medicine specialist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The first step in protecting the joint? Understanding it.

TOM McGRATH NEARLY DRANK HIMSELF TO DEATH. NOW HE’S USING HIS LIFE TO HELP OTHERS

MAXIMIZE YOUR CHARITY RUNNING POTENTIAL

RUN, CROSS-TRAIN, EAT, RECOVER, REPEAT. • These 31 products—every one of them rigorously evaluated by the RW test team—will take your running to the next level. To find the absolute best stuff, we vetted hundreds of options on grueling road and trail runs, during sweaty gym sessions, and to fuel our efforts and recovery. No matter what your fitness goals are, this is the gear that will help you reach them faster.

INJURY PREVENTION & RECOVERY TOOLS

SKIN SAVERS

CROSS-TRAINING SHOES

TRAINING ESSENTIALS

NUTRITION

SMART WATCHES

TRAIL MUST-HAVES

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY

FAMILY REMINDERS • Place notes like these to help your family stay safe.

MERRELL MTL SKYFIRE • REVIEWS & RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE EXPERTS IN THE RW TEST ZONE

HOKA ONE ONE SPEEDGOAT 4 GTX

BROOKS LAUNCH 7

ASICS EVORIDE

361 DEGREES 361 - SPIRE 4

HOKA ONE ONE MACH 3

MIZUNO WAVE HORIZON 4

ALTRA PROVISION 4

SKECHERS GORUN 7+ HYPER

SAUCONY KINVARA 11

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

LETTING FIDO SET THE PACE

The Cut-Up

MATERNITY LEGGINGS

HIGH-TECH INSOLES • CAN THEY REALLY IMPROVE THE WAY YOU RUN?

What to Wear • RUNNING SHORTS

MENS

WOMENS

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

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

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