Bart Yasso is Chief Running Officer for Runner’ s World and one of the most beloved figures in the sport. Affectionately dubbed the “ Mayor of Running, ” Bart is the public face of Runner’ s World at races in the United States and abroad. Bart has been with Runner’ s World since 1987, and has been instrumental in growing what was once a very small race sponsorship program to one that has linked the brand with thousands of races and millions of runners.
Bart is also known for creating Yasso 800s, a marathon-predictor workout that has been used by thousands of runners. His memoir, My Life on the Run, is a perennial top seller at the Runner’ s World booth (especially when Bart is on hand to sign copies!). He has also contributed to the Runner’ s World Big Book of Marathon and Half Marathon Training and Runner’ s World Big Book of Running for Beginners. One of the icons of the sport, Bart has been inducted into the Running USA Hall of Champions.
Erin Strout is a contributing editor at Runner’ s World and former senior editor at Running Times. Since 2013, she has covered the top levels of the sport, from the Boston Marathon to the Rio Olympics, for the Runner’ s World Newswire. As a freelance writer and editor with 20 years of journalism experience, Erin has also contributed to leading health and fitness publications and is a former staff reporter for The Chronicle of Higher Education, where she covered philanthropy and also wrote in-depth pieces concerning NCAA sports and campus health. An avid runner, Erin lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.
