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Runner's World SA
5 Meaningful Ways To Measure Success Beyond Speed
RUNNING IS SO COMPLEX. It requires form, fitness, discipline, patience – and the list goes on. Yet of all the things we improve on as we progress, we often focus solely on speed: faster splits, new PBs, finally beating that guy you see at all your races.
3 min |
January/February 2020
Runner's World SA
13 Peaks A Ryan Sandes Challenge
MORE INTO UNSTRUCTURED ADVENTURE THAN FORMAL RACING? THEN THE 13 PEAKS CHALLENGE MAY BE FOR YOU.
4 min |
January/February 2020
Runner's World SA
Pain Is Just Your Body Telling You It's In Terrible Pain
THIS ARTICLE WAS MEANT to be an upbeat missive detailing my first 1500m race in almost 30 years, a race that would have signalled a spring of track exploration.
3 min |
November/December 2019
Runner's World SA
At 99 Years Old, George Etzweiler Can't Stop Running
SIX OLD MEN gather for a run in the mountains outside State College, Pennsylvania.
9 min |
November/December 2019
Runner's World SA
Why I Can't Organise My Race Medals
I HAVE A DESERVED REPUTATION among friends and family as a borderline-infamous purger. I’ve tossed a vintage Gucci handbag, a beautiful copper pot, and my wedding gown. But I still have all my race medals.
3 min |
September/October 2019
Runner's World SA
Your Local Shop Is Way Better Than Online
IN ANY GIVEN RACE around Minneapolis in the US, in every pace group there are runners wearing theMill City Running club singlet. TheMill City runners range in age and ability, but they share a common understanding.
3 min |
September/October 2019
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To Get The Shot
Hydration is a challenge.
2 min |
September/October 2019
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Lion 's Lunch
Man is the Only Animal That Runs When We Don’t Have to. Perhaps We Have to.
2 min |
September/October 2019
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Just Stay Alive
SA’s Gareth Morgan Takes on the Toughest Race in the World.
4 min |
September/October 2019
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Easy Runs Make Hard Running Easier
I DIDN’T PLAN for my run to suck.
4 min |
September/October 2019
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Breathe Better To Run Longer And Faster – Here's How
SURE, YOURQUADS, hamstrings, and calves work hard to propel you forward. But there’s another muscle that’s a power player in your running: your diaphragm.
4 min |
September/October 2019
Runner's World
Dangerous Dogs
AT THE END OF EVERY ROAD WE RUN ON, THERE’S AN AUTOMATED GATE…
3 min |
March 2018
Runner's World
#Foodgoalz
BROAD ‘BE MORE HEALTHY’ RESOLUTIONS SET YOU UP FOR FAILURE. SWOP THEM FOR A GOAL THAT’S SPECIFIC AND ACHIEVABLE, AND REAP THE RUNNING REWARDS ALL YEAR LONG.
3 min |
March 2018
Runner's World
One Size Doesn't Fit All
WHEN RESULTS ARE BASED ON AVERAGES, SCIENCE CAN BE ITS OWN WORST ENEMY. HERE’S HOW TO MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU…
3 min |
March 2018
Runner's World
Flex For Speed
RUN FASTER WITH THIS EASY, PROVEN TWEAK.
2 min |
March 2018
Runner's World
A Call To Arms
A STRONG UPPER BODY IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS TRAINED LEGS FOR RUNNING FAST AND EASY. TO GET IT, REACH FOR THE HEAVY STUFF.
3 min |
March 2018
Runner's World
Less Really Can Be More
MY FRIENDS KEEP TRYING TO CONVINCE ME THAT RUNNING LONG EQUALS RUNNING BETTER. I’M HERE TO DECLARE: “NOPE.”
5 min |
March 2018
Runner's World
Catching Fire
To ignite bliss on the run, you’ve got to keep the embers warm.
4 min |
August 2017
Runner's World
Too Much Of A Good Thing
What if the ‘medicine’ we take to make us healthy is causing us harm?
3 min |
August 2017
Runner's World
The State Of The Nation Address
Fact: more women read Runner’s World than men. But who are we? Why do we run? What challenges do we face, and who or what inspires us?
4 min |
August 2017
Runner's World
Secrets From The Savannah
A Three-Time Comrades Finisher Makes A Pilgrimige To The Home Of The World’s Fastest Athletes To Conquer His Own Demons....
3 min |
August 2017
Runner's World
Lagos City Marathon
Hot, humid, friendly – and unique.
4 min |
August 2017
Runner's World SA
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 |
March 2019
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That Guy Who Always Tells You To Have A Good Race
THERE’S ALWAYS ONE. BUT THERE’S MORE TO THE CHRONIC RACE WELL WISHER THAN MEETS THE EYE.
3 min |
March 2019
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Can't Run? Relax. Here's How
RUNNING’S A GREAT RELAXATION TOOL . BUT WHAT IF – FOR WHATEVER REASON – YOU CAN’T RUN? NO PROBLEM: JUST KEEP READING.
4 min |
March 2019
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Dynamite
ANNIE BOTHMA HAS BATTLED A RARE CHILDHOOD CONDITION AND SURVIVED A SERIOUS MOTOR ACCIDENT TO BECOME WHAT SHE IS TODAY... ONE OF SA’S MOST EXCITING RUNNING TALENTS.
5 min |
March 2019
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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
Runner's World SA
Pain, Pain, Go Away?
WHY A CORTISONE SHOT MIGHT NOT BE THE MIRACLE DRUG YOU THINK IT IS.
2 min |
June 2018
Runner's World
It's Classified
We all have different reasons for running. What type of runner are you?
4 min |