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Monkey Mind

Good company silences the devil on every runner’s shoulder.

The Singlet

Because running isn’t just about string vests.

Crowd Source

ROOTING FOR OTHER RUNNERS CAN ACTUALLY BOOST YOUR SPIRITS AND PERFORMANCE.

Twenty Years To Tokyo

MANDIE BRANDT ONCE REPRESENTED SOUTH AFRICA AS A JUNIOR IN THE 800M. TWENTY YEARS ON, SHE’S STILL RUNNING PBS – WHEN MOST OF HER PEERS HAVE LONG SINCE RETIRED. IF BRANDT QUALIFIES FOR THE SUMMER 2020 OLYMPICS, SHE WILL INSPIRE WOMEN RUNNERS EVERYWHERE.

Keep It Real

EVERY RUNNER KNOWS: IF YOU’RE NOT MOVING FORWARD, YOU’RE NOT RUNNING AT ALL.

Flying Dutchman

We’re mesmerised, watching Dutch sprinter DAFNE SCHIPPERS’ feet impacting the track. Here’s why: she makes the Earth spin even faster. Because on the 200m home straight, where the athletes reach top speed, she’s the fastest woman on the planet.

Tough Or Stupid?

FOR RUNNERS TAUGHT TO EMBRACE PAIN, THE LINE OFTEN BLURS.

Finding Grace

The most rewarding thing about running might be the most intangible.

Ready, Set, Snooze

A good night’s sleep does wonders for race day – but what if it just doesn’t happen?

Perfect Your Form

To get from Point A to Point B as efficiently as possible, remember these simple cues.

Hot To Trot

Only runner in the family? Not this year, after a holiday race!

Balancing Act

Training secrets from the world’s fastest marathoner.

Nimble Nurse

Marianda became the poster child for her practice’s preaching.

Running The World

Unlike most other regions of boot-shaped Italy, Umbria has no border with the sea. It’s brown and cold in winter, but in spring and summer it transforms into the green heart of the country. Thousands of olive groves, and ancient hilltop towns, are among countless good reasons to run there…

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.

Talk Yourself Up

Practise silencing negative thoughts to run your fastest.

Quick Sand

TRADE IN THE PAVEMENT FOR THE BEACH TO GET MORE OUT OF EVERY KILOMETRE.

Probiotic Power

THE PATH TO IMPROVED PERFORMANCE MAY BE THROUGH NURTURING THE BUGS IN YOUR GUT.

Running On Empty

LOGGING KAYS AFTER A HARD DAY’S WORK MAY FEEL LIKE A STRESS-RELIEVER – BUT IT COULD BE SABOTAGING YOUR RUN.

Pain, Pain, Go Away?

WHY A CORTISONE SHOT MIGHT NOT BE THE MIRACLE DRUG YOU THINK IT IS.

It's Classified

We all have different reasons for running. What type of runner are you?

Silencing The Naysayer

Runners got ninety-nine problems – but being bored ain’t one of them.

Mental Chillness

Rethink how you respond to pain, and you’ll nail every tough run.

Adventure By Design(er)

This young graduate finds the fun wherever she goes – all over SA, and abroad.

Mind Over Matter

A victim of fat-shaming discovers the secret to self-confidence.

​​​​​​​The First Shoe I Really Loved

The New Balance 1400 v3.

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.

Love Means Never Having To Say 'I Hate You All.'

REGULAR READERS WILL KNOW an essential truth about me: I love runners.

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.

To Believe Women Are Weaker Over Any Distance Is Nonsense

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