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Pat Heine-Holmberg

Other Hearst Subscriptions Runner’s World team raced the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile media heat against other news organizations, including the The Best and Most Comfortable Running Socks Tested. We have a fierce rivalry with the runners at the Times and, though outnumbered, we put up a strong showing this year, boasting the top male and female finishers. We also flexed our cotton tees.

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Pat Heine-Holmberg
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Pat Heine-Holmberg

I’m a big fan of running in cotton tees. I grew up running without any special wicking gear, and I always say, if it’s too hot for a cotton T-shirt, then it’s too hot for a shirt. Think I’m kidding? Think again. I ran the Boston Marathon in October 2021 in a cotton RW tee.

So, this year, with the creative help from our senior art director Colin McSherry, I screen-printed these tees in my basement. That’s also Colin’s ingenious slogan on the back: “Yeah, it’s cotton.”

become a RW+ member: I’ll randomly select a few Runner’s World+ members and personally screen-print your cotton T-shirt by hand. Health - Injuries!

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I’ll see you out there—in cotton, I hope!

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Jeff Dengate
Runner-in-Chief

Nutrition - Weight Loss 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).