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Runner's World SA
TRAIL TECH
The shake-up we've seen in the design and technical make-up of road shoes has had a direct influence on the latest crop of trail shoes.
9 min |
July/August 2025
Runner's World SA
Power Of The Carbohydrate
CARBS ARE A GREAT FUEL FOR RUNNING, AND FOR LIFE – BUT IN THE 180 YEARS SINCE A SCIENTIST FIRST DISCOVERED THEM, THEY’VE BEEN A TOPIC OF MUCH DEBATE AND NUTRITIONAL CONFUSION. RW SETS THINGS STRAIGHT.
10+ min |
July/August 2025
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FIND YOUR FEET
As runners, we depend on them totally, so it’s important they work optimally. Here’s how to identify what’s happening when things go wrong – and what to do to get yourself back on your feet asap.
10+ min |
July/August 2025
Runner's World SA
The Time I DNF'd At School Sports Day
No race makes me as nervous. No event seems as pressurised. No competition feels like it has the potential to bring the reputation I've built - slowly, block by block - crashing down like a Jenga tower. The dads' race at my children's school sports day fills me with a deep dread.
2 min |
July/August 2025
Runner's World SA
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.
4 min |
July/August 2025
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"I HAVE NEVER HALLUCINATED LIKE THAT."
SA TRAIL LEGEND RYAN SANDES RECENTLY TOOK ON ONE OF THE LONGEST TRAIL RACES IN THE WORLD - THE 400KM COCODONA 250 - AND FINISHED SECOND, IN HIS DEBUT EVENT. IT WAS A RACE THAT TOOK 43-YEAR-OLD SANDES TO THE LIMIT OF HIS PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ENDURANCE.
9 min |
July/August 2025
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Is This The World's Fastest Running Shoe?
If a new PB is on your wish list, this science-backed shoe could well be the one to help that dream come true.
2 min |
July/August 2025
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Give Yourself A Leg Up
Five simple lower-body moves for stronger running.
2 min |
July/August 2025
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MY RUNNING LIFE
ORDINARY RUNNERS doing EXTRAORDINARY THINGS
6 min |
July/August 2025
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“NATURE AND RUNNING ARE HEALING BEYOND ANY WORDS I COULD EVER WRITE”
Among the pines and along the wild shoreline, Chris Carse Wilson finds escape and healing on the trails that have intertwined with his life for two decades.
5 min |
July/August 2025
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How Toxic Positivity Aggravated One Of My Worst Experiences
RECENTLY, I SUCKED. It was a city mile event.
3 min |
July/August 2025
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Doctors Blamed My Symptoms On Running.
They Were Wrong.
3 min |
July/August 2025
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The Power Of Positivity
Learning to challenge negative thoughts has helped Ime progress - both in running and life.
2 min |
July/August 2025
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ALTERNATIVE THERAPTIVE
HOW MOVEMENT AND CONNECTION ARE INCREASINGLY BEING RECOGNISED AS PART OF THE PRESCRIPTION FOR BETTER HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.
8 min |
May/June 2025
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THE GREATEST DOWN RACERS SINCE FORDYCE
WHEN BRUCE FORDYCE WON HIS FINAL (AND NINTH!) COMRADES MARATHON IN 1991, IT SIGNALLED THE END OF AN ERA AND THE START OF AN INFLUX OF INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES WHO CAME TO CONQUER THE ULTIMATE HUMAN RACE. BUT SOUTH AFRICANS HAVE MORE THAN HELD THEIR OWN; SO, IN CELEBRATION OF THE 2025 'DOWN' RUN, HERE ARE THE STORIES OF AND LESSONS FROM THREE OF THE GREATEST DOWN' RACES, BY THE CHAMPIONS WHO CONTESTED THEM.
4 min |
May/June 2025
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2023 THE RECORD THAT COULDN'T BE BROKEN
Gerda Steyn knew she had to trust in herself more than ever to break one of the oldest records in South African running.
3 min |
May/June 2025
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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 |
May/June 2025
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2018 THE THREE-HORSE RACE
KZN's Bongmusa Mthembu is more than just a multiple Comrades champion; he's a local legend. Here's how he won his third title in 2018, against a top-class field.
3 min |
May/June 2025
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STAY MOTIVATED FOR LIFE
How understanding the neuroscience of motivation gives you the tools to keep your mojo fully firing for the long run.
10+ min |
May/June 2025
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MY RUNNING LIFE
ORDINARY RUNNERS doing EXTRAORDINARY THINGS
3 min |
May/June 2025
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THE HARDEST GEEZER
THE CONTINENT-CONQUERING TRAILBLAZER ON VALUING FREEDOM, SEARCHING FOR MEANING AND HAVING FAITH.
10+ min |
May/June 2025
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Friend Or Foe? My Running Frenemies Are Both
I have a bit of a problem. Some of my best running rivals are also my best friends. Or frenemies.
2 min |
May/June 2025
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Yes, You Can Walk During a Race
When I started racing, I thought I had to run every step of every race. That's what makes you a runner, right?
2 min |
May/June 2025
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TRANSGRANCANARIA, CANARY ISLANDS
THE RACE Now in its 26th year and part of the Grand Canaria World Trail Majors, this is the pioneering trail event of the Canary Islands. It has become a staple of the global trail-running circuit, attracting the great trail elites of this generation - an unmissable event that every trail runner should tick off the bucket list if you have the opportunity.
2 min |
May/June 2025
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NEW BALANCE FRESH FOAM X HIERRO V9
THE LATEST NEW BALANCE FRESH FOAM X HIERRO 9 IS STILL A DOOR-TO-TRAIL SHOE; but this version has some major design changes, including a higher stack with dual foam midsole, revamped outsole, and more room in the toe box.
1 min |
May/June 2025
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SALOMON AERO GLIDE 3
MANY of us cringe when a shoe is given a full-spec update; and the Aero Glide has undergone just such an update to create version 3.
1 min |
May/June 2025
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HIGH ON HONEY MOUNTAIN
A magnificent mountain range bristles along the southern shores of Africa, where you will encounter peaks wilder than you could ever imagine. The only way to truly experience this untrodden wilderness is to lace up your trail shoes and set off on a soul journey into the Outeniqua ranges: by entering the Mountain Ultra-Trail (MUT) by UTMB.
4 min |
May/June 2025
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Run Right Past Impostor Syndrome
GROWING up, I played a multitude of ball sports, and even dabbled in fencing; but I always stayed away from running.
2 min |
May/June 2025
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LONGOVERDUE PRAISE FOR THE RUNNING SINGLET
In the last decade, the running singlet once reserved for amateur competitors and professional athletes - has gone mainstream, not only on race day but also on everyday runs.
9 min |
May/June 2024
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RISE OF THE 'ILLEGAL RUNNING SHOES
Banned shoes emerged at a basketball court long before they found their way onto a marathon course.
9 min |