Hi, Team.
In this episode of The Amazing Runner’s World Show, Jeff and Aly are joined by test editor Morgan Petruny. We give a look at what goes into the making of our annual Shoe Awards—spoiler: reading more words than “Moby Dick”—and how we make the decisions on what to include, and what to leave out. Then we talk about our own favorite pairs that were included among the award winners. And, finally, we answer a question from RW+ member Raymond Samms, who wanted to know the best shoes for road ultramarathons, not trail ultras. RW+ members can watch the full episode below.
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In the previous episode of The Amazing Runner’s World Show, Aly was joined by test editor Amanda Furrer to talk about how Amanda went from a back of the pack runner on her cross country team to finding her place, and a faster pace, running marathons. Then, they talked about their experiences testing out Free People Runsies and discussed whether or not they actually work for running. Finally, Aly and Amanda talked about the best running shoes for back-of-the-pack runners. RW+ members can watch the full episode now.
Jeff is Runner-in-Chief for Runner’s World and the director of product testing. He has tested and reviewed running shoes, GPS watches, headphones, apparel, and more for nearly two decades. He regularly tests more than 100 pairs of shoes each year, and once had a 257-day streak running in different models. Jeff can usually be found on the roads, racing anything from the mile to a marathon, but he also enjoys racing up mountains and on snowshoes. When he’s not running, you’ll probably find him hanging from a ladder making repairs and renovations to his house (he’s also director of product testing for Popular Mechanics).
Aly is the Director of Content Hype at Runner’s World. She started running over a decade ago when she saw a Star Wars themed race happening at Disneyland and thought it looked like fun. Since then, she has run 8 marathons (so far!), and hundreds of shorter distance races. She is known for signing up for 5Ks in every city she travels to. She loves watching reality competition shows, playing board games with her husband and taking naps with her dog.
