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Runner's World
Monkey Mind
Good company silences the devil on every runner’s shoulder.
3 min |
December 2017
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The Singlet
Because running isn’t just about string vests.
2 min |
June 2017
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Crowd Source
ROOTING FOR OTHER RUNNERS CAN ACTUALLY BOOST YOUR SPIRITS AND PERFORMANCE.
3 min |
May 2018
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Twenty Years To Tokyo
MANDIE BRANDT ONCE REPRESENTED SOUTH AFRICA AS A JUNIOR IN THE 800M. TWENTY YEARS ON, SHE’S STILL RUNNING PBS – WHEN MOST OF HER PEERS HAVE LONG SINCE RETIRED. IF BRANDT QUALIFIES FOR THE SUMMER 2020 OLYMPICS, SHE WILL INSPIRE WOMEN RUNNERS EVERYWHERE.
5 min |
May 2018
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Keep It Real
EVERY RUNNER KNOWS: IF YOU’RE NOT MOVING FORWARD, YOU’RE NOT RUNNING AT ALL.
4 min |
May 2018
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Flying Dutchman
We’re mesmerised, watching Dutch sprinter DAFNE SCHIPPERS’ feet impacting the track. Here’s why: she makes the Earth spin even faster. Because on the 200m home straight, where the athletes reach top speed, she’s the fastest woman on the planet.
7 min |
May 2018
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Tough Or Stupid?
FOR RUNNERS TAUGHT TO EMBRACE PAIN, THE LINE OFTEN BLURS.
3 min |
May 2018
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Finding Grace
The most rewarding thing about running might be the most intangible.
3 min |
November 2017
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Ready, Set, Snooze
A good night’s sleep does wonders for race day – but what if it just doesn’t happen?
2 min |
November 2017
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Perfect Your Form
To get from Point A to Point B as efficiently as possible, remember these simple cues.
3 min |
November 2017
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Hot To Trot
Only runner in the family? Not this year, after a holiday race!
3 min |
November 2017
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Balancing Act
Training secrets from the world’s fastest marathoner.
3 min |
November 2017
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Nimble Nurse
Marianda became the poster child for her practice’s preaching.
1 min |
June 2017
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Running The World
Unlike most other regions of boot-shaped Italy, Umbria has no border with the sea. It’s brown and cold in winter, but in spring and summer it transforms into the green heart of the country. Thousands of olive groves, and ancient hilltop towns, are among countless good reasons to run there…
2 min |
June 2017
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The Marathon MoonShot
Standing on the sweeping bend of the infamous Curva Parabolica, three of the greatest distance runners in history shiver in the late-afternoon breeze, awaiting the signal to begin.
10+ min |
June 2017
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Talk Yourself Up
Practise silencing negative thoughts to run your fastest.
3 min |
June 2017
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Quick Sand
TRADE IN THE PAVEMENT FOR THE BEACH TO GET MORE OUT OF EVERY KILOMETRE.
5 min |
July 2018
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Probiotic Power
THE PATH TO IMPROVED PERFORMANCE MAY BE THROUGH NURTURING THE BUGS IN YOUR GUT.
4 min |
July 2018
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Running On Empty
LOGGING KAYS AFTER A HARD DAY’S WORK MAY FEEL LIKE A STRESS-RELIEVER – BUT IT COULD BE SABOTAGING YOUR RUN.
4 min |
June 2018
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Pain, Pain, Go Away?
WHY A CORTISONE SHOT MIGHT NOT BE THE MIRACLE DRUG YOU THINK IT IS.
2 min |
June 2018
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It's Classified
We all have different reasons for running. What type of runner are you?
4 min |
September 2016
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Silencing The Naysayer
Runners got ninety-nine problems – but being bored ain’t one of them.
3 min |
September 2016
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Mental Chillness
Rethink how you respond to pain, and you’ll nail every tough run.
4 min |
April 2017
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Adventure By Design(er)
This young graduate finds the fun wherever she goes – all over SA, and abroad.
3 min |
August 2018
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Mind Over Matter
A victim of fat-shaming discovers the secret to self-confidence.
2 min |
August 2018
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​​​​​​​The First Shoe I Really Loved
The New Balance 1400 v3.
10+ min |
August 2018
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Against The Grains
When the sand, suffering and self-sufficiency of the marathon des sables was exported from Morocco to the harsh but beautiful Ica desert on Peru’s Pacific Coast, the running adventure of a lifetime was born.
2 min |
August 2018
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Love Means Never Having To Say 'I Hate You All.'
REGULAR READERS WILL KNOW an essential truth about me: I love runners.
3 min |
August 2018
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Why I Finished A Marathon Carrying My Son
The morning after the New York City Marathon, Robby Ketchell learned a picture of him and his son, Wyatt, had gone viral. He shared the story behind the photo with Runner’s World.
3 min |
March 2019
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To Believe Women Are Weaker Over Any Distance Is Nonsense
BACK MARKER
3 min |