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turboterie1 view log	posted: 2/3/2008 at 5:28 PM
	Running Times or Runners World. I've read both and I used to have a subscription to RW. I'm ready to start reading again now that I have the time and I just can't make up my mind. Whichone do you prefer and why?
	Finished my first marathon 1-13-2008 in 6:03:37 at P.F. Chang's in Phoenix. PR in San Antonio RnR 5:45:58!!!!!! on 11-16-08 Marathon coach for Albuquerque Fit The only thing that has ever made any difference in my running is running. Goal: Sub 5 marathon in 2009

Nobby415	posted: 2/3/2008 at 5:41 PM
	Bite the bullet and go buy both this month; read them both and YOU decide which one YOU like. They both have goods and bads and it'll come down to personal preference. I don't subscribe either of them. I go check out what articles they have and buy them at the book store. I have bought both in the same month; there's also a time I don't buy neither.

JakeKnight view log	posted: 2/3/2008 at 5:52 PM
	Might interest you: http://runningahead.com/forums/post/0f423de33430432884a38404ea66e3ce#focus
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VictorN	posted: 2/4/2008 at 2:29 AM
	I have to say, I find little of value in either magazine. You are better off with a good book. Pick up a copy of Danies, Pfitzinger, or read some old Lydiard books. RW is especially bad with its "Top 10 ways to do this", or "12 ways to do that". Victor

HStreet Older and Slower	posted: 2/4/2008 at 3:37 AM
	I enjoy Jogger's World (i.e. RW) even though it is filled with fluff. I like the ads and I'm a fast reader, so it's no big deal if some of my time is wasted. As they say, "take what you need and leave the rest". I do spend a lot of time online on running forums, too. Running Times is the more serious publication, and I pick it up occasionally, especially for Benson's articles.
	"It's not who wins the workout..." 5K PR 19:21 1/2 M PR 1:29:25 Marathon PR 3:08:55 Recent PRs 5K 26:16 1/2 M 1:59:24

havanarnr view log	posted: 2/4/2008 at 3:52 AM
	I've suscribed to both. Considering they each have their share of pros and cons, the only difference I can really think of is that RW has about 40 more pages per issue of whatever to read/peruse/skip. I'm thinking of giving "Marathon & Beyond" a try instead. Bill
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Bonkin view log Reboot	posted: 2/4/2008 at 3:57 AM
	Quote from havanarnr on 2/4/2008 at 3:52 AM: I'm thinking of giving "Marathon & Beyond" a try instead. Good idea.
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Trent view log ʎǝʞuoɯ ʎʞunɟ	posted: 2/4/2008 at 4:21 AM modified: 2/4/2008 at 4:22 AM
	Quote from havanarnr on 2/4/2008 at 3:52 AM: I'm thinking of giving "Marathon & Beyond" a try instead Second the motion! http://www.marathonandbeyond.com/ I would add that the March issue of RW is pretty awesome too, at your newsstands now (see especially page 117)
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Chris Miller view log	posted: 2/4/2008 at 4:28 AM
	I get both and they both have their pluses and minuses... I like Runner's World in the since that it's a little longer, and has more "how to" type stuff. But, at the same time, there's a lot of fluff in there. Sometimes it seems like they try to make every issue so that a complete non-runner could pick it up and get something out of it. It gets a little old when it's the same stuff month after month. Running Times is great because it actually follows the world of professional running. A lot of race reports and more up-to-date coverage about what's going on with the pros. They also get a little more technical with their help sections. More science involved. I haven't read Marathon and Beyond before. What's it like?
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Trent view log ʎǝʞuoɯ ʎʞunɟ	posted: 2/4/2008 at 4:33 AM
	Quote from Chris Miller on 2/4/2008 at 4:28 AM: I haven't read Marathon and Beyond before. What's it like? Go to the website, linked above. Check out several of the editor's favorites. That will give you an idea. M&B is incredibly in-depth, takes a month or two to get through, is written like a book and usually I keep my issues after I am done. Very good. Written for relatively experienced runners, but with plenty of good stuff for new folks as well. They also reprint famous running novels as serials, a couple chapters at a time. Right now they are printing Flannagan's Run, good stuff!
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invisible	posted: 2/4/2008 at 4:36 AM
	With a subscription, RW costs about $2.25 an issue. Can you buy a coffee at Starbucks for that? It's good throne/bathtub reading and if you can learn a couple of things a year from it, it's worth it. My 20 push-ups before a run, came from Tips From The Top.
	90 percent of the game is not giving up.

Teresadfp view log	posted: 2/4/2008 at 11:01 AM
	Thanks for the link, Trent. It was cool to read your article! I'm sure there are a lot of other new RA folks, like me, who didn't know you'd started a marathon! Wow. Teresa

Trent view log ʎǝʞuoɯ ʎʞunɟ	posted: 2/4/2008 at 12:44 PM
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jeffdonahue view log	posted: 2/4/2008 at 12:54 PM
	I thought I read the other day that Runners World just bought Running Times.
	"80% of success is showing up." ~ Woody Allen "Go that way... really fast. If something gets in your way... turn." ~ Charles DeMar God doesn't give you what you want. He gives you what you need, the rest is up to you.

dallas view log Hoodoo Guru	posted: 2/5/2008 at 4:25 AM
	Quote from Teresadfp on 2/4/2008 at 11:01 AM: Thanks for the link, Trent. It was cool to read your article! I'm sure there are a lot of other new RA folks, like me, who didn't know you'd started a marathon! Wow. Teresa And he finished it too.
	The tangents are moot.

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