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August 2008 Issue
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Get in the shape of your life: Learn to stay fit, run strong and eat better than ever
COVER
Bust Out of A Rut: Spring racing season is near. Build a base of strength and endurance with this two-week training program.
Beginners: Motivation tricks guaranteed to make your running anything but routine. By Jeff Galloway
Post-Run Hot Tub: A steaming soak is tempting. Here's how to make it help-not hinder-your recovery. By Kelli Calabrese
A Couple of Beers: Can't pass up a pint? It won't hurt your running-as long as you're smart about it. By Joe Kita
Racing Naked: Running scans clothes can make you feel really uninhibited. Or just really exposed. By Adam Buckley Cohen
Get In The Shape Of Your Life: Whether you're a beginner or a master, your body's strengths, weaknesses, and nutritional needs change as the decades come and go. Here's a guide for running (and feeling) your best at every stage. By Dimity McDowell PLUS: 1976 Olympian Don Kardong explains that aging may change your mileage, pace and motivation, but the soul of the runner remains.
The 5-K Rules: Readers tell you everything you need to know to run your first (or fastest) race. By Yishane Lee
Paula Radcliffe: She's the world's fastest long-distance runner and she isn't going to let the recent birth of her daughter slow her down. Not when she has so much left to accomplish. By Cynthia Gorney
Shoe Guide: The RW Shoe Lap puts 27 new styles to the test. By Warren Greene and Ray Fredericksen, M.S. PLUS: How shoe components come together to provide the perfect fit.
COLUMNS AND DEPARTMENTS
Human Race: Thirteen siblings chase a marathon record and strengthen their family ties. PLUS: Hey there, track star. An interview with Delilah-up that one.
Training: Working a little speed into your base training now will yield big benefits down the road. PLUS: How to get ready for a spring marathon-on a treadmill.
Fuel:The best frozen ingredients for fast (and healthy) meals. PLUS: A Mexican chef takes his cooking-and his running-all around the world.
No Need For Speed: After an injury-plagued hiatus, crossing the finish line opens the next chapter in the author's running career. By John "The Penguin" Bingham
Gear: The 10 best new running socks as determined by 40 superfit feet from America's fittest city. PLUS: Peter Sagal's quest to defy gravity on a $75,000 treadmill.
Racing Report: No lions, tigers, or bears in sight. Instead, flying monkeys, very tall trees, and a man behind the curtain animate a hilly marathon in Nashville.
I'm A Runner: Mehmet Oz M.D. "America's Doctor," The Oprah Winfrey Show. Interview by Ted Spiker
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