Sports
Runner's World US
BEHIND BARS, RUNNING WAS FREEDOM
Alsu Kurmasheva was jailed in a Russian prison on false charges. Separated from her family with no end in sight, she turned to the one thing that kept her hope alive.
10+ min |
Summer 2025
Runner's World US
DARE TO TRY
WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR KENYAN SUPERSTAR FAITH KIPYEGON TO BREAK A 4-MINUTE MILE?
10 min |
Summer 2025
Runner's World US
RUNNER'S 2025 SHOE AWARDS
Our annual Shoe Awards looks a little different this year.
5 min |
Summer 2025
Runner's World US
THE BEST WORKOUT TO GET COMFORTABLE WITH THE UNCOMFORTABLE
STANDING ON THE starting line of the 2021 New York City Marathon, I had a goal I kept mostly to myself: break four hours. I had sort of trained for it, following a mix of plans I thought would get me there.
4 min |
Summer 2025
Runner's World US
IT'S A VIBE!
WHAT IF YOU RAN YOUR NEXT RACE PURELY FOR FUN? THESE RW+ MEMBERS TRADED PRs FOR PIXIE DUST AT THE MOST MAGICAL PLACE ON EARTH.
8 min |
Summer 2025
Runner's World US
RUNNING SNACKS ARE PRICEY-SO I FOUND CHEAPER OPTIONS THAT ARE JUST AS GOOD
SINCE STARTING MY first marathon training last summer, I've been making sure I eat enough, especially before runs.
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Summer 2025
Runner's World US
CAN RUNNING KEEP DIABETES AT BAY?
AT THE END of 2022, I sat down with myself to reflect on the changes I wanted to implement and set the priority to embark on a fitness journey in the new year.
4 min |
Summer 2025
Runner's World US
THE SECRET BEHIND SUPERSHOE SPEED
ONE WEEK BEFORE the 2018 New York City Marathon, Olympian Jared Ward received a package from Saucony, his shoe sponsor. Inside were three early prototypes of what eventually became Saucony's first super shoe, the Endorphin Pro 1.
10+ min |
Spring 2025
Runner's World US
YES, YOU CAN WALK DURING A RACE
WHEN I STARTED racing, I thought I had to run every step of every race.
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Spring 2025
Runner's World US
HEART BREAK HILL
TARZAN BROWN AND THE TRUTH ABOUT BOSTON'S INFAMOUS
10+ min |
Spring 2025
Runner's World US
DOCTORS BLAMED MY SYMPTOMS ON RUNNING.THEY WERE WRONG.
RUNNING AND MENSTRUATION entered my life around the same time, at age 13.
3 min |
Spring 2025
Runner's World US
IT'S TIME TO DIAL BACK OUR BOSTON MARATHON WORSHIP
QUALIFYING FOR THE Boston Marathon is a grit meter for me. I have raced it every year since 2013 and will continue to do so as long as I make the cut.
3 min |
Spring 2025
Runner's World US
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT YOUR PELVIG FLOOR
This underappreciated powerhouse is the secret to great running.
10 min |
Spring 2025
Runner's World US
LET'S STOP GLORIFYING GRIT
I SAW A post floating around social media that made me roll my eyes: \"The person who chooses to run outside in the winter over a treadmill is a powerful person.\"
3 min |
Spring 2025
Runner's World US
THE INCANDESCENT RISE OF SOFIA CAMACHO
THE WILDLY TALENTED NONBINARY DRAG ARTIST AND RUNNER IS AIMING FOR A PLACE ON THE SPORT'S MOST VISIBLE STAGE
10+ min |
Spring 2025
Runner's World US
YOU KEEP THE CHANGE, I'LL TAKE THE HARDWARE
The entry in my training log from that day reads: \"Patching the tire may have been harder than the marathon itself.\"
3 min |
Spring 2025
Runner's World US
HOW TOXIC POSITIVITY AGGRAVATED ONE OF MY WORST EXPERIENCES
RECENTLY, I SUCKED. As soon as I started to run the 2024 New Balance 5th Avenue Mile in New York City, I lost my breath.
3 min |
Spring 2025
Runner's World US
At 9 Years Old, He Fled War in Sudan. NOW HE'S MAKING HISTORY.
Dominic Lobalu is one of the top middle-distance runners on the planet. How he went from refugee limbo to the Olympic Games.
10+ min |
Winter 2024
Runner's World US
SHE HAS NO COACH, NO TRAINING PLAN, AND SEEMINGLY NO LIMITS
INSIDE THE CANDY-CHOMPING, PAIN-FUELED, INFECTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC WORLD OF COURTNEY DAUWALTER
10+ min |
Winter 2024
Runner's World US
BEST NEW SHOES YOU CAN BUY NOW
Anta. Rabbit. Nnormal. Mount to Coast. There are so many new running shoe companies that you may have trouble determining which, if any, might be right for you. That's where our wear-test team comes in. More than 200 runners logged thousands of miles in 74 different models of shoes-from not only new companies but also those established decades ago― to help find out how each performs best. Here are the trainers, racers, and trail shoes that stood out.
10+ min |
Winter 2024
Runner's World US
He Was One of the Best Ultrarunners in the World. THEN RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE
Before his deployment to the frontlines, multitime Ukrainian champion Andrii Tkachuk had never run better. Would he race again?
10+ min |
Winter 2024
Runner's World US
HOW TO FIND CREATE YOUR PACES
IT WAS A hot summer afternoon on Cold Soil Road, and I had just finished the \"First Speed Run,\" a guided run in the Nike Run Club app.
3 min |
Winter 2024
Runner's World US
COULD YOU TEACH YOUR CAT TO RUN?
**EYE OF THE TIGER' was written for you, Fiona!\" I cry, pointing at our one-eyed, 4-year-old black cat resting on our carpet. Hearing her name, she rolls onto her back, offering her stomach for a belly rub. But this is no time for pampering. I need to tell her my master plan.
3 min |
Winter 2024
Runner's World US
RUN RIGHT PAST IMPOSTOR SYNDROME
GROWING UP, I played basketball, softball, and lacrosse, even dabbled in fencing, but always stayed away from running. Other kids were faster than me, so I left running to them. When I moved to New York in my early 30s, I discovered the joy of a 5K, and started to lace up regularly.
2 min |
Winter 2024
Runner's World US
WHICH RUNNING GEAR IS-AND ISN'T-WORTH YOUR MONEY
RUNNING, AT ITS Core, is a relatively low-gear sport, but people love to bemoan that it's increasingly expensive. I agree-paying $120 for a long-sleeve T-shirt or shelling out hundreds for compression boots seems bonkers to me.
4 min |
Winter 2024
Runner's World US
STOP TRYING TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY PIN. IT'S PERFECT AS IS.
DURING THE PARIS Olympics, Brodie Kane, a podcaster from New Zealand, posted a video to Instagram, railing against safety pins. The post garnered more than 11,000 likes and 750 comments.
2 min |
Winter 2024
Runner's World US
WHY RACING A 5K FEELS MENTALLY MORE CHALLENGING THAN A HALF MARATHON
STANDING ON THE starting line of any race-but especially when I'm vying for a faster finish time-I feel a twinge of anxiety pop up, whispering worries in my ear that something might go wrong. For example, I'll miss my goal and all the hard work of training will have been for nothing. Or I'll end up slogging through the miles and regretting every step. Or worse, I'll find myself injured and sidelined.
4 min |
Winter 2024
Runner's World US
TO RUN 26.2 IS TO FEEL ALIVE
THE SUN IS rising from the east, and the waves of the Pacific crash below to the west.
2 min |
Fall 2024
Runner's World US
LEAVE IT UP TO A PIECE OF PAPER TO TEACH YOU TO RUN EASY
BEFORE I FELL for running, I thought the hardest thing about the sport was the fast stuff: the speedwork, the sprints, and the intervals.
3 min |
Fall 2024
Runner's World US
WHY-AND HOW-YOU SHOULD RUN DOUBLES
Those are just a few of the titles entered into my training log for the second run of a day.
2 min |