I have read this thread with interest and not posted till now as I didn't want to get involved in negative comments made about a publication that people do for free.
I was asked to write one small piece that was included within a bigger piece for the Woodheads. I can tell you now, that even though it was a short piece it took a great deal of time to complete. I wouldn't want to be writing longer articles on a regular basis like some do and do so very well.
The magazine brings a joy when it drops through the letter box. I don't read it cover to cover. Like so many others I look if there are any picture of me in it. Then I read about races I did, look at results from other races and then over a number of weeks dip in and out of it during quiet times in the day. I don't rush to read the articles on the long distance running, but might one day get round to reading them, especially if on long trips or flights.
On the whole a bloody good magazine for the yearly price. Keep up the great work because I really do value the effort that you all put in to it. I might even go for a long run this Easter and write about it during the holidays from work. I might write about how running on the moors helped me make the Wold XC team!*
*This is a might, and knowing my mights and other things that take place in my life it might never happen.