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 UK

Editor’s letter

Contributors

01 Into the woods • Spending time in a woodland setting before you run can boost your endurance

Fitness

Nutrition

Mind & health

12 Step change • Walk this way? It could be affecting your running gait

‘Running gives you permission to feel’ • Why singer-songwriter Jack Cullen decided to run from Berlin to London

Better together • How a desire to give back led one man to start a running community that’s growing and growing

On the trail for the right shoes

Letter of the month

How has running changed you?

RW on the run • What the team have been up to this month…

Mike Dorricott • This month’s member is making 2026 his year of speed

Pain and pleasure

Steve Hearn • 53, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, ran the parkrun Alphabet – twice

The accidental gym member

Real coaches. Real plans. Real progress. • Whether you’re chasing a marathon PB or taking your first steps as a runner, you’ll find a training plan built for you. Designed by world-class coaches, our plans fit around your schedule, sync seamlessly with your devices and help you hit your distance and time goals. Plus, enjoy Runner’s World magazine delivered every month, packed with expert advice, practical training insight and the inspiration you need to keep improving.

‘DO IT BECAUSE YOU LOVE IT’ • TV and radio presenter Jenni Falconer on overcoming your fears and getting faster in her fifties

Golden years • Runners tread a different path when it comes to ageing. Damian Hall shares the good news

MASTERS CHEF • The perfect menu to support runners’ health and performance as the years go by, created by our nutrition maestro, Renee McGregor

Testing times • Runners have never had more tracking tools and data, but can the latest gadgets, gizmos and at-home tests really upgrade your running? Kieran Alger turns guinea pig to find out

BARKRUN • There’s nothing like having a pack of bloodhounds on your tail to keep your pace honest. Duncan Craig spends the day as ‘quarry’ in the hunting-running hybrid that’s taking the countryside by storm

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Coach • Reach your personal best

Break through the plateau • Why your running progress slows – and when you should (and shouldn’t) change your training

The best of both • Running alone and with others each offer something different. But you can use both to make you a happier, stronger runner

Fit for the long run • Five training habits that matter more as you get older

The food trap • If healthy eating becomes a source of pressure, your running can suffer. Here are some of the warning signs

Calf measures • Four key signs of calf weakness in runners – and three exercises that can help

Supporting cast • The best bras for comfort and support on the...