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 RW+

Runner's World

My Running Life • EXPERT HACKS, GEAR RECS & RUN-TESTED WISDOM FROM RW+

Staff Meeting • IN WHICH WE CONVENE THE EDITORS TO SOLVE YOUR MOST PRESSING QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, AND EXISTENTIAL QUANDARIES

Members Only • THE LATEST NEWS AND COOL HAPPENINGS FROM RUNNER’S WORLD+

How to Recover From Any Training Skid

She Helps Postpartum Runners Return to the Sport

Run Confidently When You’re Just Starting Out

Tap Into Your Greatest Running Power

Can These Trendy Foods Really Help Your Health?

Why Mental Strength Needs a Place in Your Training Plan

4 MEDITATION TIPS FOR RUNNERS

Running’s Class Clown Is Back—And He Wants to Be THE BEST IN THE WORLD • Back from the brink of retirement, Craig Engels is doubling down on his commitment to everything that makes him different.

THESE 13 RUNNING MYTHS ARE DATED, DANGEROUS, AND SLOWING YOU DOWN • THE SPORTS TOP EXPERTS CALL B.S. AND SHARE WHAT WILL ACTUALLY HELP YOU RUN STRONGER AND SMARTER THAN EVER

THERE’S AN IDEAL RUNNING FORM THAT WILL SOLVE ALL YOUR PROBLEMS

GOTTA STRETCH!

Having Your Period on Race Day Is a Disaster

ALWAYS BE REFUELING

RUNNING IS MY THERAPY

DON’T UP YOUR WEEKLY MILEAGE BY MORE THAN 10 PERCENT

CARBS ARE GOOD! CARBS ARE BAD! FAT IS GOOD! FAT IS BAD!

Pros—They Believe Myths Just Like Us!

Two Lies and a Truth About Shoes

Running Ruins Your Knees

WALKING IS WEAK

YOUR WATCH KNOWS BEST

“I’M NOT READY TO RACE”

Everything You Need to Build a Strong Core

MUST-HAVE GEAR FOR BUILDING A STRONG CORE

IS MAINSTREAM RUNNING READY TO Get High? • Thai Richards is creating a new kind of running community with a radical mission: TO DESTIGMATIZE THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT WEED AND WELLNESS

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

HOKA MACH SUPER SONIC

LULULEMON BLISSFEEL

SAUCONY GUIDE 1 5

SKECHERS GORUN RAZOR EXCESS 2

How All the Parts of the Hoka Tecton X Come Together

Tech That Can Take the Guesswork Out of Racing and Fueling

Choosing the Right Sports Bra for Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

BELT IT OUT • These maternity belts provide support while on the move.

Can a Water Bottle Company Make Good and Cheap Sunglasses?

Field Test

TESTER NOTES • INSIGHT, EVALUAT IONS, AND HELPFUL TIPS STRAIGHT FROM THE NOT EBOOKS OF OUR STAFF, MEMBERS, AND 250-RUNNER-STRONG WEAR-TESTING TEAM

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

SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH RUNNING AND BECAME A COACH TO HELP NEWBIES ENJOY THE SPORT