Runner's World
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Runner's World is a globally circulated monthly magazine for runners of all skills sets, published by Hearst in Easton, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Before its acquisition by Hearst, it was founded and published by Rodale, Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
History
Runner's World was originally launched in 1966 by
- Purchase by Rodale Press
In the early 1980s,
In 1986, Rodale bought The Runner,[5] and merged the two magazines,[4] keeping the Runner's World name and some writers, including Amby Burfoot who became the editor (a post he held until 2003).
Runner's World remained strong through the so-called "second running boom" in the late 1990s. In 2004, the magazine had a full redesign. Since then, the magazine has won several awards including being ranked No. 1 on
In February 2007, Rodale acquired Running Times magazine with the objective of getting the magazine back on its original mission to serve the front of the pack.[citation needed]
Hearst acquired Rodale in 2018. Runner's World offices were moved from Emmaus, Pennsylvania, to Easton, Pennsylvania.[6]
- Awards
In 2021, Mitchell S. Jackson was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for his Runner's World article Twelve Minutes and a Life, "a deeply affecting account of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery that combined vivid writing, thorough reporting and personal experience to shed light on systemic racism in America."[7]
International circulation
Since the early 1990s, Runner's World has expanded outside the United States, currently with 18 international editions. The first was a United Kingdom edition wholly owned by NatMag Rodale, a joint venture between Rodale, Inc. and The Hearst Corporation in the UK. Editions in Argentina, Australia/New Zealand, Belgium, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey are published either as joint ventures or through licensing arrangements with publishers in those countries. Editors in each country have access to editorial content from the U.S. edition, but also publish their own original content with local flavor.
See also
References
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- ^ "List of Top 10 Best Sports Magazines of All time". Sporty Ghost. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ Benyo, Richard. "The Essential Encyclopedia of Marathoning". Marathon and Beyond. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Company Timeline". Rodale. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Advertising magazines for runners to merge at Rodale, The New York Times, 15 Jan 1987
- ^ Kelly, Keith J. (2018-09-20). "Runner's World staff moving to a former bowling alley". New York Post. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ "Here are the winners of the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes". Poynter. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11.