Issue 39 of Like the Wind Running Magazine

Back in 2014, when no one had heard of super shoes and marathon queen Tigst Assefa was a young track star, Like the Wind published its first issue, bringing long-form, beautifully illustrated storytelling about running to a global audience.

A decade later, and we celebrate our 10th birthday with not one, but two magazines: issue 39 and a bonus issue 40, which looks back at developments in our sport since 2014.

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We’ve always strived to tell stories of why we run and to represent running communities around the world. Issue 39 is no exception. Over 114 pages (on high-quality, FSC-approved paper) you’ll find stories including:

• Gender-based violence: an in-depth investigation into the impact of gender-based violence on female East African runners
• LA street art: how street artist Junker has joined forces with an LA run club
• Scott Jenkins: an interview with UK “triple crown” runner
• Stunning urban landscapes: photographing Sheffield’s post-industrial edgelands with the Urban Lycra Collective
• Fell-running: why one of the UK’s oldest sports still has a huge place in the hearts of ultra trail runners
• Young dreams: catching up with the teenage athlete determined to prove that marathons aren’t only for the middle-aged

Featuring amazing illustrations and beautiful photography, Like the Wind is more than a magazine – it’s a quarterly album of running stories from around the world.

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Subscribers to Like the Wind will receive an extra treat this month: an additional magazine, issue 40, marking our 10 years on the planet. (Don’t worry if you’re not a subscriber – you can purchase issue 40 as a standalone magazine… although subscriptions support the future of Like the Wind.)

In issue 40, we take a look at some of the most important issues in running in the past 10 years and ask “What’s changed… and what’s next?”

• Black Lives Matter: how far does our sport have to go to become truly representative of the global population?
• Women in running: speaking to six pioneering voices about our sport’s stance on recognising female athletes
• Super shoes: carbon plate, special foam… what we put on our feet has really transformed since 2014
• Record breakers: are records important to running’s popularity and success? And when will that sub-two-hour marathon happen in an organised race?
• Story time: well-known runners and the Like the Wind team choose their favourite stories from the past decade

It’s why we run.

PS: for each tree that is used in making the magazine, we will plant 3 trees. We’re doing this via Active Giving who are partnering with the Eden Reforestation Project. We’re also donating 1% of every sale paid by credit card to the Stripe Climate Pledge – which funds carbon removal projects.