After 30 years of working with Runner’s World, Bart Yasso has announced he will retire at the end of 2017.



Yasso, 60, has served as the magazine’s Chief Running Officer since 2007, traveling the world to inspire and educate runners of all levels. In his career, he’s run with two presidents, competed in races on all seven continents, completed the 146-mile Badwater Ultramarathon (before the course was shortened to 135 miles), published a memoir titled , and appeared at hundreds of races as a featured speaker.



He has been dubbed “the Mayor of Running,” and is credited with inventing the Yasso 800s, a widely used marathon training workout.

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He plans to be at the Boston Marathon, Little Rock Marathon, Runner’s World Half Marathon & Festival, and others as he begins a yearlong celebration with Runner’s World starting in January. The exact dates and locations of his appearances will be announced soon.



In the meantime, people can learn more about Yasso’s contributions to the running community by reading a feature about his life and his quest to finish the Comrades Marathon, "The Race of His Life," published in the November 2010 issue. Or, listen to him sit down with Editor-in-Chief David Willey on a recent episode of The Runner’s World Show.

Kit Fox Special Projects Editor Kit has been a health, fitness, and running journalist for the past five years.

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