Innholdsfortegnelse for May/June 2019 i Runner's World

Devan Clapp “Baltimore’s So Segregated” The first time I was able to run 10 miles at once was about a month ago. It did so much for my confidence, and I learned that my body is only getting warmed up after the first three miles. ALSO: Try running in the wee hours of the morning, but do it with others. It fosters camaraderie and it’s serene—it’s just you, your gang, and the world. Alice Burch “Seriously Epic” Never underestimate the power of getting enough rest and sleep. They both help prepare your body and your mind. ALSO: When a run gets tough, I motivate myself by focusing on my breathing and counting in my head. Sometimes I try to guess my pace or how many miles away a point is…

TAKE NO CHANCESKNTAKENOCHANCESAA Proviz Reflect360 Jacket /$140 It’s easiest for me to run early in the morning or after work, but that means I’m alone in the dark. I know it’s important to be visible, but I despise DayGlo yellow. Luckily, this reflective jacket arrived for testing. The first night I wore it was cold, wet, and black. Anytime a car’s headlights hit me, the jacket lit up like a disco ball. I worried I’d overheat since the front is covered by reflective fabric, but the mesh panel down the back helped keep me cool. Note: It’s not waterproof, so save it for dry nights. —Amy Wolff, photo director Amphipod Hydraform Ergo Minimalist 16 oz/$22 Getting H2O on a long run is no problem with the Hydraform Ergo Minimalist, which…

No.1 IT’LL CHANGE YOUR LIFE ON MEMORIAL DAY, we kick off our summer #RWRunStreak in force! Every day until the Fourth of July, you and me, me and you, we run at least one mile. That’s 39 days of running and just one daily mile is all it takes. Can you run more than one? Of course. Is one One daily mile is more powerful than you can imagine. It represents your strength to self-motivate, crush all excuses, and follow through on your goals. Now THAT is a force. And that one mile is the gateway to endless running opportunities. It’s a chance to convert a non-running friend with a chill one-mile trot. It’s a challenge to tackle and share with already-running friends. And even if you streak solo, it’s…

I’M 38 AND WAS TRAINING TO RUN THE FASTEST MARATHON OF MY LIFE. I’VE DEDICATED MOST OF my life to running. I love training, putting on races, and coaching. I love the freedom running creates—it’s just you with no equipment. I’ve completed 13 100-mile races. And I’ve done runs across England, Wales, and Scotland. I want to run across Ireland next—the route I’d attempt is 370 miles, which would be the longest I’ve done. But there’s one race where I feel I’ve underachieved: the marathon. My PR is 3:05, and it’s a lifetime goal to run sub-3 hours. So I signed up for the Boston UK Marathon on April 14th to finally break 3. On December 24, 2018, training was going really well. I had just finished an eight-week base…

PRICE: $110 | TYPE: Road WEIGHT: 9.4 oz (m), 8.3 oz (w) DROP: 10 mm SEEMINGLY EVERY RUNNER knows the Adrenaline, Brooks’s flagship and top-selling shoe. The Ravenna, though, is its little sibling that shares its stability DNA but feels quicker underfoot. The well-cushioned midsole has a plucky feel that spurs you to quicken your pace. The highlight, however, is Brooks’s new guiderail system, which the company developed to reduce erratic knee motion. It does so in a less intrusive way than the stability post of older models. Think of the rails like bumpers running alongside a bowling lane. As your heel—the bowling ball—goes through its stride, it gets nudged back to center if it strays too far. That limits how much torque reaches your knee, a common site of…

PRICE: $160 | TYPE: Trail WEIGHT: 11.4 oz (m), 8.0 oz (w) DROP: 5 mm MERRELL ORIGINALLY CREATED the aptly named Cirrus for skyrunning and, in particular, the Vertical Kilometer. If you don’t know what a Vertical K is, it’s basically a 5K race straight up the steepest mountain you can find, climbing—you guessed it—1,000 vertical meters. Merrell designed the MTL Cirrus with help from mountain-running star Joe Gray. He changed sponsors and now runs for Hoka One One, but the shoe remains as conceived. It has a light and firm sole, with enough traction to claw uphill—even when the slope is so steep you might want to use your hands. The lugs aren’t overly aggressive, but Vibram’s Megagrip rubber bites into anything you’ll cover. Of course, for such technical…

PRICE: $150 | TYPE: Road WEIGHT: 11.5 oz (m), 9.1 oz (w) DROP: 6 mm UNBOX THE CLOUDSURFER and you’re greeted with a message printed on the insole: “Unleash your speed.” And that’s when this shoe excels. It’s not as light as the Reebok Floatride Run Fast or as prominent on racecourses as the Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4%, but it’s still a solid option for chasing a PR or pushing through a tempo session. Testers loved the sleek design and praised the shoe’s snappy ride. That fast feeling comes in part from the “speedboard,” a rigid plastic plate in the midsole that maximizes energy return to propel you forward. This shoe isn’t the softest—it has only a thin layer of foam above that plastic plate and an additional layer under…

Bradley Craycraft, 29, of Zweibrücken, Germany, hopes his 7-year-old Traser H3 watch will serve as a good luck charm to carry him through his first marathon in August. “I’ve carried it throughout two deployments in the Army,” he says. “It gets beat up pretty good from my work, just like me, yet we both keep on running.” Kimberly Greco, 23, of Clinton, NJ, is proud of her brother and father, who both recently signed up for their first 5K. “It’s fun to have some new runners in the family,” she says. “It reminds me of where I started, how far I’ve come, and how much potential I have!” Mike Richard, 50, of Addis, LA—nicknamed “Forrest” by friends and family—is prone to getting songs stuck in his head from the movie…

Determining your weekly mileage during race training is a delicate balance: You want to run enough miles to physically prepare your body without running so much that you end up overtaxing yourself and toeing the starting line spent—or worse, injured. It’s also individualized as it depends on your speed, strength, experience, base, and goals. Unfortunately, there’s no one-size-fits-all mileage prescription. That said, start where you are right now, says Melanie Kann, an RRCA-certified running coach for New York Road Runners. “If you’re running your first 5K, you might start with a minimum fivemile- per-week program. If you’re running your first marathon, you might start with a minimum of 15 miles per week.” Rather than looking for a specific mileage prescription, think of it more like building up to a certain…

Last January, I signed on with a serious coach who leads a strong, reputable, and very competitive racing team. I was kicking off my Boston Marathon training and felt full of fire and excitement. Reaching my goals seemed easy until the training got tough and the miles became daunting. I have always trained diligently for marathons since my first in 2008, but this was my first time with a coach who created workouts tailored specifically for me. I was extremely motivated and followed my program religiously. I stayed hyper-focused on every workout, every mile, and every split. FUN GEAR FOR FUN RUNS ROADNOISE LONG HAUL VEST/$90 Time to party. This vest has speakers to play your favorite music and has enough space for the essentials. 2. CIELE HAT/$40 This lightweight…

PRICE: $120 | TYPE: Road WEIGHT: 9.6 oz (m), 7.7 oz (w) DROP: 10 mm THIS DURABLE, DO-IT-ALL trainer is a lot like a Nike Air Zoom Pegasus and Brooks Ghost—it’s a long-haul shoe that works for most people, most of the time. It offers a good fit and moderate cushioning, as well as a tall heel that leads to a smooth transition from heel strike to toe-off. And this new version has lost weight—both men’s and women’s models shed more than an ounce—without sacrificing any cushioning comfort. Credit Reebok’s new midsole foam, FloatRide Energy. It’s lighter and softer than EVA, feels exceptionally bouncy underfoot, and provides plenty of protection from the road. The full-length rubber outsole, which boosts durability but doesn’t negatively impact the ride, adds even more value.…

PRICE: $125 | TYPE: Road WEIGHT: 7.9 oz (m), 6.4 oz (w) DROP: 4 mm LAUNCHED RIGHT AFTER the recently unveiled GOrun Razor 3, the GOrun 7 is the next shoe in the Skechers Performance line built with the company’s Hyper Burst foam. This new midsole is EVA-based, but Skechers uses a different molding process. Instead of blowing it into shape with chemicals, the foam is made when CO2 is heated under pressure and becomes a supercritical fluid. There’s a load of science behind it, but the process creates foam with a unique cellular structure that is more durable and springy than the stuff you find in many running shoes. It’s also lighter than standard EVA. When you run in it, the GOrun 7 feels firm and protective. The outsole…

PRICE: $110 | TYPE: Road WEIGHT: 7.3 oz (m), 6.1 oz (w) DROP: 6 mm IN A SEA of road shoes that are made with stiff, laser-cut materials in varying shades of neon, the Zante Pursuit immediately stands out with its knitted upper and subtle, can-be-worn-outside-of-running color options. But looks aside, these trainers hold their own among other lightweight, speed-day shoes—there’s enough cushioning and stability to keep you comfortable and secure for intervals, brief training runs, and short races on the track and roads. That’s no sur prise, with the heritage of a Zante. It’s always been a snappy shoe that excels on roads at distances up to half marathon, but the Pursuit checks in even lighter, yet still feels well-cushioned. “They made me feel like I hadn’t even reached…

PRICE: $140 | TYPE: Road WEIGHT: 6.7 oz (m), 5.8 oz (w) DROP: 4 mm THE EVO REHI is like nothing else Hoka has put out in its young history. This elf-slipper-like shoe doesn’t have the thick, soft midsole you’ve come to expect. Instead, it’s a low-slung, rock-hard racer, designed to do one thing—go fast over short distances. Your foot sits lower into the midsole, with the foam wrapping up around the edges, so there’s not much cushioning between you and the road. The foam that is there, however, does a decent job taking the sting out of pavement when you make a light touchdown with your heel at fast paces. Because it’s a racing flat, Hoka emphasized keeping weight low. There’s no rubber outsole—the company uses a rubberized foam…

LET ME EXPLAIN (1) Just because you start something doesn’t mean you’ve finished it. (2) I love beer, but coffee is part of my everyday life and without it I feel sad. (3) Sometimes nods are confusing, and waves make people feel loved. (4) I’ve just never been much of a heart-rate kind of gal, and I feel like my heart rate doesn’t correlate with how hard I’m trying. I’d rather listen to myself than to a number. (5) When running for hours, you learn that you’d rather wear a trash bag than be uncomfortable. (6) It’s nice to try new things, which I wouldn’t do online. (7) I hate to admit it, but I can be a bit of a running-data nerd. Plus, it’s fun to see how epic…

There’s a growing trend in my Instagram feed. Yours too, I’d bet: photos capturing a runner’s wrist cocked, workout summary on the watch face, shoes, legs, and the occasional good dog in the background. Amid the finish-line photos, medal selfies, and trail landscapes of #Running’s 50 million Instagram posts, data-based selfies are taking up more space in our timelines. It’s not enough to share that we went for a run, it’s that we did all six miles at a clip. Or nevermind that our mile pace was 11:30, did you see that elevation? It’s hard to call 2010 “retro,” but back then, I would find maps of New York City online, and then, holding my finger up to the scale, estimate a route, each knuckle length approximating a mile. The…

PRICE: $130 | TYPE: Trail WEIGHT: 11.0 oz (m), 8.9 oz (w) DROP: 6 mm LOW TO THE ground and soft, this trail shoe is ready for almost any surface. Your foot sits just 20mm from the ground (14mm in the forefoot), with a soft EVA core that’s surrounded by slightly firmer foam. The combination feels soft underfoot—a plush OrthoLite sockliner boosts comfort—and the stiff construction inspires confidence over rocky trails. North Face uses a proprietary rubber outsole that’s designed to balance stickiness and durability. The tread gripped all but the slimiest trail boulders and held up well on the road, too. Testers liked the two-layer mesh upper covered by a tough TPU exoskeleton, which saves your feet from pointy stuff, and said the extra padding in the tongue and…

PRICE: $120 | TYPE: Trail WEIGHT: 11.3 oz (m), 9.1 oz (w) DROP: 10 mm WANT A ROAD shoe that can handle a little dirt? Look no further than the GT-2000 7 Trail. It’s nearly identical to the road shoe with the same model name, but has a slightly beefier outsole with shallow lugs and a vibrant coat of paint. That’s the extent of the differences. The grippier tread, however, makes it a decent choice for mild trails. The outsole lugs were overwhelmed by sloppy conditions, but excelled on dry and rocky singletrack as well as short stretches on asphalt when getting to the trailhead. A revised upper with a roomier toebox, a benefit to most runners, held our feet snug in the midfoot, and the new collar sits high…

PRICE: $130 | TYPE: Trail WEIGHT: 9.9 oz (m), 8.2 oz (w) DROP: 5 mm THE LATEST TRAIL offering from Topo affirms a fairly recent development in runner preference: People like shoes that are wider and flatter than the norm. A comparison with Altra’s trail shoes is obvious, given that brand’s signature anatomically shaped, low-drop shoes. In the case of the Ultraventure, you get a shoe with a slight, 5mm heel lift, which feels f latter than most running shoes but offers enough rise underfoot that runners who are not used to flat shoes can still enjoy this one. The shoe’s silhouette, especially in the forefoot, is wide—the ample toebox lets your toes spread out—and testers noted the softness of the three-piece EVA foam midsole. The spongy footbed is unusually…