Runner's World

RUNNER'S WORLD is filled with powerful information that will help you run faster and farther and have more fun doing it! Every issue brings you the strategies, tips and advice to fuel your performance, prevent injuries, burn fat, shed stress, and achieve your personal goals.

Inside Knowledge • WE BEGGED SOME OF THIS ISSUE’S COOLEST RUNNERS FOR THEIR BEST ADVICE

Inside Knowledge • WE BEGGED SOME OF THIS ISSUE’S COOLEST RUNNERS FOR THEIR BEST ADVICE

Inside Knowledge • WE BEGGED SOME OF THIS ISSUE’S COOLEST RUNNERS FOR THEIR BEST ADVICE

My Running Life • EXPERT HACKS, GEAR RECS & RUN-TESTED WISDOM FROM OUR STAFF

Runner’s World

My Running Life • EXPERT HACKS, GEAR RECS & RUN-TESTED WISDOM FROM OUR STAFF

The Inside Lane

Can Too Much Vitamin D Be Bad for Your Bones?

VITAMIN DOPING?

Heart-Rate Training Can Make You Faster. Here’s How

HR TRAINING HELPERS

You’re Never Too Old to Be Serious About Your Running

HOW THEY GOT THEIR START

WATCH MASTERS FLY AT THESE EVENTS

Make the Weight Room Way Less Intimidating

HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT WEIGHT

3 COMMON WEIGHT-LIFTING MISTAKES

How Running—and a Banana Suit—Healed My Heartbreak

It’s Time to Rally the Squad

NO RUNNING CLUB NEARBY? I LOVE THESE ONLINE SQUADS

Best Shoes of 2020 • Innovative new designs and materials have triggered enormous advances in running shoe tech. Thanks to new lightweight foams combined with thin engineered mesh and knit uppers, running shoes perform better than ever, whether you’re lining up to nail a PR or just looking for a little extra comfort on your daily jog. To find this season’s best shoes, we tested nearly 100 pairs in our lab and on the feet of more than 300 wear-testers, who each logged more than 100 miles in their test shoes. We examined how each shoe performed on the road and evaluated key qualities like comfort, stability, and overall ride to identify the 30 pairs reviewed here. We grouped them into four categories—road shoes that are fast, soft, or stable, plus trail shoes—to help you dial in the right pair for you.

WORST NIGHTMARE

PROTECT YOUR RUN

BRUTAL, RELENTLESS, UNDENIABLY EFFECTIVE RESEARCH LAB

The First Shoe I REALLY LOVED • WHEN MY COMPETITIVE DRIVE TURNED INTO OBSESSION, MY PEGASUSES SAVED MY RUNNING SOUL.

THREE GREAT SHOES LIKE THE PEGASUS

THE TEST ZONE • NOTES, OPINIONS, USEFUL TIPS, AND THE COOLEST GEAR FROM INSIDE THE WORLD’S MOST RIGOROUS SHOE AND GEAR TESTING LAB

STINKING UP THE TEST ZONE

What to Wear RUNNING SHIRTS

Editors’ Choice • AWARD-WINNING GEAR AND APPAREL EXHAUSTIVELY VETTED BY OUR TEST ZONE STAFF

Club Notes • CATCHING UP ON THE MOSTLY RELATABLE TRIUMPHS OF RUNNER’S WORLD+MEMBERS

How to Be a Runner • LINDSEY LEWIS, 23, PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER AND BOWERMAN TRACK CLUB RUNNER, BEAVERTON, OREGON

We Played Hooky to Run CALIFORNIA’S STUNNING COAST. • IT DIDN'T SUCK

5 ESSENTIALS FOR YOUR RUNNING ROAD TRIP