Have Shoes (and Money), Marathoners Will Travel

The travel industry is catching on that runners are good for business.

A republished Detroit-based newspaper article about half- and full-marathoners traveling the world to get in a new run included some interesting statistics:

“Marathon tourism is on the rise, coinciding with the huge increase in the number of people who now run—29.2 million in 2005, up [...]

Question for You from Runner’s World Magazine: Drop Out or Tough it Out?

Gigi’s last question to CRN readers was so successful she’s back for more. Here’s today’s question from Gigi - a journalist working on a story for Runner’s World Magazine:
Has anyone during a race faced some physical challenge so severe that you’ve seriously considered dropping out? This could be anything from severe knee pain to a [...]

Runner’s World to Acquire Running Times Magazine

Via Scott Dunlap’s A Trail Runner’s Blog comes word that Rodale, Inc. is acquiring Running Times magazine.
From Scott’s blog:

Today, Rodale, Inc., publisher of Runner’s World magazine, announced the acquisition of Running Times Magazine for an undisclosed price. Both magazines have been doing well in the last few years (Runner’s World has a base rate of [...]

Get Yourself in the Pages of Runner’s World!

UPDATE: Gigi says she has enough responses to continue with her story. Thank you and good luck to all of you who commented!
Gigi, a journalist on assignment for Runner’s World, contacted us looking for people who might fit into a story she’s writing.
Do you consider yourself a competitive runner? “Competitive” does not solely mean you [...]

Digital Runner’s World Magazine Available Now!

Zinio publishes digital magazines and they do a fantastic job of it. Here’s why:

The quality is excellent—text is sharp and images are exceptionally vivid.

You can zoom in and out on pages.
The required Zinio reader is a free download that works on both Apple and Windows systems. It makes reading magazines fun!
Zinio reader makes the experience [...]