Sports
Runner's World
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 |
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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Dangerous Dogs
AT THE END OF EVERY ROAD WE RUN ON, THERE’S AN AUTOMATED GATE…
3 min |
March 2018
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#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
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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
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Flex For Speed
RUN FASTER WITH THIS EASY, PROVEN TWEAK.
2 min |
March 2018
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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
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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
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Catching Fire
To ignite bliss on the run, you’ve got to keep the embers warm.
4 min |
August 2017
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Too Much Of A Good Thing
What if the ‘medicine’ we take to make us healthy is causing us harm?
3 min |
August 2017
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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
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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
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Lagos City Marathon
Hot, humid, friendly – and unique.
4 min |