Can RW turn it around? I wish their new editor good luck.

Saywhat2 wrote:

I could care less about peoples stories I'm trying to create my own. Its like pro sports I don't watch someone else play a game when I can be out getting myself better.

This is part of the reason why running/track & field does not enjoy a position as a viable professional sport. People should be passionate about creating their own stories, chasing personal running goals, etc, but if nobody cares about athletes that train and compete at levels far beyond the hobby runner, then what are we doing?

People watch team sports, golf and even poker in huge numbers, but for some reason you can’t get crowds to attend running events or follow coverage the same way.

A true sport of many participants and few fans.

Also, I think you mean ‘I couldn’t care less’ in case you’re interested in bettering your grammar.

I say this every time there's a post about RW. Back in the 70's they had race results from all over (OK, the internet does that now). But they also had a column where they profiled regionally good runners. Maybe 3-4 columns on a page with profiles of 5 or so guys.

Talked a little about their training and listed PR's.

They also had good articles on the big road races- more than just who ran how fast and what place they came in.

It might be cool to bring that back. The Hobby Jogger can take notice of the 14:30-14:50 guy or the 1:05 half marathoner.

It kind of bridged the gap between the slower person and the Olympians.

I Was Going To wrote:

Talk about overrated. Sharapova is longlegged but not really exceptional in the looks department. Sloane Stephens is far better-looking.

I don't think so.

runn wrote:

I say this every time there's a post about RW. Back in the 70's they had race results from all over (OK, the internet does that now). But they also had a column where they profiled regionally good runners. Maybe 3-4 columns on a page with profiles of 5 or so guys.

Talked a little about their training and listed PR's.

They also had good articles on the big road races- more than just who ran how fast and what place they came in.

It might be cool to bring that back. The Hobby Jogger can take notice of the 14:30-14:50 guy or the 1:05 half marathoner.

It kind of bridged the gap between the slower person and the Olympians.

+1 to this. It will help the sport too. Little profiles/interviews on the people just a tier below Shalane/Desi/Rupp/Meb (the only 4 American runner names my wife would probably recognize) - get some publicity for those people, create a following..

The problem with RW is that there is no reason for me to subscribe to the magazine. You give me the same content online for FREE, often times BEFORE I get the magazine.

No exclusive content. No paywall. Good luck.

ListenJr wrote:

There are times where (gasp!) you might be somewhere that does not WiFi or an internet connection. I know I know this is hard for you to take, but these places actually do exist.

In the event that you find yourself in one of these places it's nice to have a magazine to flip through to kill some time.

I have a Kindle which works offline, with books and newspapers on it. Occasionally I download a magazine. I don't want paper copies of any of them.