Runner's World South Africa

Runner's World is internationally respected as the leading authority on the sport. It provides the runner and health enthusiast with expert advice on training, motivation, nutrition, injuries and equipment. It also contains race calendars and reports. Runner's World is enjoyed by dedicated runners and other athletes who use running to enhance their fitness. The articles contain information on the latest events and discover the stars and personalities behind the scenes. The magazine provides advice from the best coaches, and exercise programmes focused on any level.

Runner’s World

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Style & Stability For Everyday Runners

Join The Club • If PBs are a priority, there’s no substitute for joining a running club – as new data confirms.

Hold Your Nerve • Pre-race nerves affect even the best of us – here’s how to conquer them.

Made To Order • Could making your own sports drink be a recipe for success?

Five Things Every New Runner Should Know • My advice to help turn your nascent running routine into a lifelong habit.

Why Racing a 5K Feels Mentally More Challenging Than a Half Marathon • That’s the tricky thing about the mind: it can create a whole narrative about what might happen in the future – bringing you right out of the present, where the atmosphere is light, lively, and full of potential.

Stop Trying To Improve The Safety Pin. It’s Perfect As It Is.

For the Love of Kettlebells • Since weight training regularly, and particularly working with kettlebells, I haven’t suffered from major injuries or aches and pains that used to leave me sidelined from the sport I love.

MIND CONTROL • Mental toughness is overrated; mental flexibility is the key to maximising performance and enjoyment.

MY RUNNING LIFE • From ADDICT to RUNNING SHAPESHIFTER

MASTER OF ENDURANCE • Running coach Erin van Eyssen has spent years coaching endurance athletes – from elites to back-of-the-packers – to reach their goals. Here’s his wisdom ahead of the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon.

THE OUTSIDER • HOW DOING THINGS THE HARD WAY HAS POWERED TEBELLO RAMAKONGOANA’S REMARKABLE JOURNEY FROM OBSCURITY TO THE GLOBAL MARATHON PODIUM

Score Your 10-A-Day • Doubling up on the five-a-day fruit ’n’ veg target will give your body the nutrients it needs for optimum performance and it may help you live longer. But in case you don’t want to spend those extra years pulverising wheatgrass, we asked seven leading chefs to help you get your fix of the good stuff efficiently and enjoyably

Rush Hour • The coronavirus hit reset on how we get from A to B. But we’re well into a post-pandemic world now; and we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform how we travel. Now is the perfect time for runners to drive the pace of change.

Lessons From The Road • Run-commuters share lessons learned from switching to self-powered journeys.

INTHE SHADOW OF THE ANCIENTS • The Pyramids Half Marathon is unique, one of the world’s most special races; and contributing editor Ryan Scott lined up with thousands from around the world to run it. But race day is just half the story…

Tech-ing It Too • your running watch helping you to run at your best – or holding you back? Kieran Alger asks if it’s time to hit pause on our complex relationship with tracking technology.

RACE READY RADNESS! • A lot of our running is not for immediate results, but building for some event in the distant future. After putting in so much effort towards your race-day goals, here’s the gear to make sure you have the best experience possible on the day.

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