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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

That Race Photo

THERE’S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOW YOU THINK YOU LOOK AND HOW YOU ACTUALLY LOOK. ABDELLAH

Chicago Hope

A SIMPLE 5K WON’T TURN A TOUGH NEIGHBOURHOOD AROUND ALL BY ITSELF – BUT IT’S A START.

How To Own Your Run

EXPERT TIPS ON PERFORMING WITH CONFIDENCE AND PRIDE – NO MATTER WHAT YOUR SIZE, DISTANCE, OR PACE.

Get Hip

BRUSH UP ON A FEW TRAINING BASICS TO KEEP YOUR FLEXORS LOOSE AND STRONG – SO THEY WON’T SLOW YOU DOWN.

Run Fast(Ed)

IT’S FINALLY POSSIBLE TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF LOW-CARB WORKOUTS WITHOUT FEELING LIKE TOTAL GARBAGE.

A Life Inspired

Trail-running adventures are best shared.

Thirst Is First

The idea that mild dehydration will slow you doesn’t hold water.

The Past, Present And Future Of Comrades

As the Comrades Marathon heads towards its centenary in 2025, what does the future hold for South Africa’s most iconic race? RW Editor Mike Finch asks Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) General Manager Chris Fisher some important questions…

Of Men And Multitasking

For Big Mac, the consequences of meditating while running were disastrous.

Scratch New Surfaces

SAFELY CHANGE UP YOUR RUNNING TERRAIN WITH TIPS FROM PRO ULTRAMARATHONER SAGE CANADAY.

Can You Outrun A Bad Diet?

IF YOU THINK A DAILY EXERCISE HABIT GIVES YOU CARTE BLANCHE TO EAT WHATEVER YOU WANT, THINK AGAIN.

Ever Forward

ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BOSTON MARATHON WIN, FORMER USA RUNNER’S WORLD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AMBY BURFOOT SHARES THE LESSONS THAT HAVE STUCK WITH HIM.

Mark And The Millennial

AN ‘80S RUNNER TIME-TRAVELS 35 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE – AND FINDS SOME THINGS HAVEN’T CHANGED AT ALL.

Age Defying

BRIAN PRISSMAN RETURNED TO RUNNING IN HIS LATE FIFTIES – AND LOST 27KG.

The Back Markers Project

WE ALWAYS CELEBRATE THE WINNERS – BUT THERE’S SO MUCHMORE TO EVERY RACE. THIS STORY IS ABOUT THE SLOWEST ULTRA-MARATHON RUNNERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

The Joy Of Finishing Last

ON RACE DAYS, THIS LONDON MARATHONER FOCUSES ON MAKING MEMORIES, NOT SPEEDY TIMES.

Crunching Numbers Underfoot

A TAX TECHIE FINDS HIS PASSION AND INSPIRATION IN RUNNING SOLO.

Head Strong

Half a runner’s battle is mastering the voices inside his head.

Embrace The Tough Stuff

What you endure on the run can sustain you in life.