Coming Back, Racing Forward

Coming back from catastrophic injury isn’t easy for any runner – but imagine being a multiple world champion, and arguably the world’s most famous trail runner? Amelia Boone had amassed four obstacle racing world championship titles and over 50 podiums in five years, and had just set her sights on ultrarunning. But then she faced down her toughest opponent... her own body! What she learned along the way is a lesson for all of us.

Pain

Pain is pain, right? It’s your body’s way of telling you something is wrong, that it’s time to stop running and treat that niggle, or injury, or whatever you want to call it. But a new science of pain is emerging that could revolutionise the way we view and respond to running injuries, and seriously reduce the amount of time we have to spend on the sidelines. 

11 Foods That Disrupt Your Sleep

Avoid these rest-sappers to gain energy for your next run.

I Stopped Making Excuses – And Ran The Race Of My Life

Why Would You Under Mine Your Own Efforts? Heres How To Stop Doing That.

Celebrating Caster

Strong-willed. Positive. Unapologetic About Who She Is. We Catch Up With The Heroine Of South African Running.

Unicorn Run

It Happens When You Least Expect It.

Saudi Women Will Run The Kingdom

Saudi Arabia effectively banned womens sports for decades. Exercising in public has long been a cultural taboo. But Kingdom-wide, groups of robed runners have taken to the paths and streets, proving that change is coming.

China Is Obsessed With Running - And The Trend Could Transform The Country

IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, A RUNNING BOOM HAS HIT THE WORLD’S MOST POPULOUS NATION. UPWARDS OF 20 MILLION CHINESE ARE EXUBERANTLY TAKING TO URBAN STREETS AND VILLAGE TRAILS, AND GRADUALLY SHIFTING THE IDENTITY OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC IN THE PROCESS.

New Kid Under Armour HOVR Infinite

THE INFINITE IS UNDER ARMOUR’S FIRST ATTEMPT AT CRACKING THE MARATHON MARKET: A NEUTRAL, PILLOWY- SOFT YET STABLE SHOE, DESIGNED FOR A BROAD RANGE OF HIGH-MILEAGE RUNNERS.

Consistency For Confidence

NICOLE FOUND A SPORT SHE COULD STICK TO – A ND BEGA N TO SEE HER BODY IN A NEW LIGHT.

Pants On Fire

RUNNERS ARE FIBBERS, FULL STOP. BUT WHAT IF FOR ONE DAY, YOU COULD ONLY TELL THE TRUTH?

Time Is On Your Side

HOW THE WORLD’S BEST ATHLETES COMBAT AGE TO PERFORM BETTER FOR LONGER – AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO KEEP UP. RW EXPLORES THE NEW SCIENCE OF LONGEVITY.

Distance Learning

RUNNING HAS MANY BENEFITS, BUT MY FAVOURITE IS TRIVIAL.

Choose Life

A CHRONIC PAIN SUFFERER RAN HIS WAY TO HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.

Outer Limits

Where ordinary mortals see only extreme discomfort, people who participate in extreme ultra-distance races find pleasure. Who are these people? And what inspires them to take on some of the world’s toughest endurance events?

Queen Of The Desert

How a working mom of two ran 250km across one of the harshest deserts in the world.

Natural Energy

Make your own bitesized fuel for the kilometres ahead.

Quad Goals

A strong finish depends on how well your leg muscles can handle a beating.

The Caster Semenya Debate

Top performances, based on focused training and recovery from injury? I’m not buying that.

Just One More

When your body tries to tell you something, listen. You ignore it at your peril.

High-Tail, Mr Ponytail!

Fast men are like fast cars – but not in a good way.

Runners Without Borders

The first SA couple to run seven marathons on seven continents.

You Can Fly!

Ready to replicate our editor’s success? Experienced coaches with impressive 5-K times reveal top strategies.

Agony And Ecstasy

How (and why) an RW editor targeted an ambitious 5-K time goal

A Pain In The ARS

Runners have more in common with their bowels than they think.

Full Of... Running

How to master supreme comfort in uncomfortable times.

It's A Dirty Job...

LOOKING TO RUN YOUR BEST HALF OR MARATHON IN SPRING? GO CROSSCOUNTRY DURING WINTER

Knife Point

A DOMESTIC DISPUTE ALMOST ENDED JOHN KAGONA’S ULTRA-MARATHON CAREER. THIS IS THE STORY OF HIS RETURN TO RUNNING – AND RELATIONSHIPS.

The Come Back Kid

RUNNING HELPED TANIKO RETURN FROM A TRAGIC CYCLING ACCIDENT.

The New Couch To 5K

THIS PSYCHOTHERAPIST GETS HER PATIENTS TO LACE UP – TO HELP THEM GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. BY JENNY MCCOY