RW magazine format changes (Read 301 times)

I'm looking at the July issue right now and this is the first time in a long time that I actually want to sit down and read the damn thing.

I've skimmed through it. Now it's sat unopened for 4 days. Pictures are good but no need to go back and none of the articles appeal to me..guess I'll just tap occasionally on their Twitter feed

I'm looking at the July issue right now and this is the first time in a long time that I actually want to sit down and read the damn thing.

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Here’s More Evidence in Favor of Pre-Race Sex

I don't like the new format.  Pictures of someone's back shoulders is not appealing.  I'm guessing the magazine is phasing out.  Looking a lot like the quality of Running Times.  Too many pics and no content.  very frustrating. No more recipes which is a disappointment. The photography is poor at best. Not the magazine I subscribed to.

No more Ask Miles, Road Scholar, Newbie Chronicles and that Stop/Go/Frivolous/Serious graph thing.  Don't get me wrong, I've always loved the all the deeper articles.  But why cut out the other stuff?  Where is the balance?  Do we need to pull Yasso out of retirement to remind them not to take themselves so darn seriously?

Also MIA: Races & Places -- always a good way to discover interesting races around the count

I've also notice that it is becoming the incredible shrinking magazine. For July it's maxing out at 80 pages. Not that long ago it was averaging .from 112-120. . .

July did have some solid content - but an 8 page photo essay (Finished, pp 8-18) was missing the essay portion.

I've been a RW subscriber since the late 70's.  There have been a lot of changes over the years.  I remember when I bumped into a friend that had issues from the mid-70's and I had the chance to browse through a few of them.  They were very cool.

I think I liked the early style better because the sport was relatively new to the masses.  Articles covered a variety of subjects that were written to inform and share.  Sure, there were still plenty of Advertisements, yet there always seemed to be something for everyone.  I skipped a few articles back then, but enjoyed most of the articles, and columns.

Then in the mid 80's and early 90's the magazine started to change. It seemed like running was starting to take a backseat to basic fitness.  A lot of the issues became more like a general fitness magazine with a lot of pictures of runners, or a least what a model in running clothing would be if they actually were a runner.

Honestly, when Rodale Press stepped in, the magazine ceased to be solid running periodical. Understandably, numbers of subscribers became the goal of the magazine, and the writing began to fit a huge cross market in the attempt to appeal to all.

Through all of this, I've held onto my subscription.  I still read a lot of the articles, mostly to justify to expense.  The name of the magazine "Runner's World" still has the name that I admire, so I'll read it regardless of the content.  Kind of like waiting in the dentist office, when I'll browse through any magazine that happens to be sitting there.

Truth be told RW is still around, in print.  Which is amazing.  The old marathon and beyond magazine was a fantastic periodical, and it was not able to make it.  So, apparently, what I like is a hard sell in the business word.  At least the magazine is trying something, since I don't feel that the former (most recent) version was particularly fantastic.  Who knows, eventually we could see it revert back to the older version (mid 70's).  Retro is almost always a returning fad.

Hmm, maybe I need to take a second look.

Every running magazine is garbage. Their job is to sell you products by offering training advice that they know doesn't work. You give them a couple of bucks, and advertisers give them tens of thousands of dollars every month. Whose interest do you think they care most about???

 

The real joke is why nobody wants to read anything but the barf they shovel.

 

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