Volume 14

Vol. 14, No. 1 · 2010 Running Crosswise This excerpt originally appeared in Running by Jean Echenoz. The novel relates the story of Emil Zatopek, the world’s greatest long-distance runner. PChapter 11 rague where,… Myles Mellor · 11 min read Vol. 14, No. 1 · 2010 Flanagan’s Run, Part 12 Flanagan’s Run The Trans-Am heads to Chicago and a run-in with members of the Capone mob. Part 16. By Tom McNab The first 20 chapters of… Tom McNab · 21 min read Vol. 14, No. 1 · 2010 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 14, No. 1) COTSWOLD, UK, May 24-25, 2008 —With the last name “Stroud,” I’ve long suspected that my family hails from the Cotswold region of western England. In recent… Kevin Stroud · 22 min read Vol. 14, No. 1 · 2010 My First Marathon …On Fresh Legs, With A Fresh Mind It’s not like me to miss a class. OK, so maybe I played hooky once or twice (per week) in high school, but that was different.… Jill Hudgins · 9 min read Vol. 14, No. 1 · 2010 Pushing To The Finish Line Light and darkness began to separate in the cloudless morning sky while David Slomkowski drove his gray Toyota pickup truck toward parking lot H at M&T… Bryan Nichols · 10 min read Vol. 14, No. 1 · 2010 Going For The All-Geezerteam My goodness, it’s a lovely day! I’m running easily through gorgeous, leafy suburban Concord, Massachusetts, surrounded by fleet, fit females as we hit the first mile… Thomas Hart · 27 min read Vol. 14, No. 1 · 2010 Pacing As Soulcraft My ex-husband was a big, handsome guy—lumbering, soft spoken, quick to make a gentle joke. But you would never call him graceful. Not unless you saw… Rachel Toor · 15 min read Vol. 14, No. 1 · 2010 Running ! " # $ % & ' ( ) !* !! !$ !" !# !% !' !& !( !) "* "! "" "# "$ "% "&… Jean Echenoz · 1 min read Vol. 14, No. 1 · 2010 Women’S World And National Yearly Marathon Best-Time Trends Over the years, the women’s marathon has been dominated by various nations or groups of nations and by various races. Currently, the event is arguably shared… Peter Harvey · 29 min read Vol. 14, No. 1 · 2010 How to Better Televise a Marathon Ithink it was right about the time that Olympic gold medalist Sammy Wanjiru was bursting through the tunnel leading into the Bird’s Nest that I was… Tito Morales · 17 min read Vol. 14, No. 1 · 2010 Choosing The Perfect Marathon Training Program Let’s be honest. The friends who twisted your arm to sign up for this year’s marathon are in way better shape than you are. Their training… Anna Heintz · 15 min read Vol. 14, No. 1 · 2010 Just Joe It is 1970. You’re a college freshman running for a very mediocre cross-country team. As a high school runner, you were even less than mediocre. But… Rich Englehart · 44 min read Vol. 14, No. 2 · 2010 Flanagan’s Run, Part 13 Flanagan’s Run Paying back Chicago injustice with a justice of a different kind. Part 17. By Tom McNab The first 21 chapters of Flanagan’s Run were… Tom McNab · 29 min read Vol. 14, No. 2 · 2010 My Most Unforgettable Marathon (Vol. 14, No. 2) BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, April 20, 2009—Boston is my hometown ▲ Boston, April 17, 2000: The author (center) runs her first marathon. Friends Renee LaPlume (left) and Denise… Ellen Lyons · 20 min read M&B Vol. 14, No. 2 · 2010 The Rest Of My Life “My late husband showed me how to survive.” She glanced back. “My Lord taught me how to live.” Her eyes sparkled. “Both of them told me… Dick Michener · 6 min read Vol. 14, No. 2 · 2010 The Bermuda Triangle Challenge The Bermuda International Race Weekend provides an inexplicable attraction. by Patrice Malloy “Come quick! It’s like a dagger! We cannot escape!” —Frantic cries from the Japanese… Patrice Malloy · 10 min read Vol. 14, No. 2 · 2010 Health Advice For International Marathons Le Marathon des Chateaux du Medoc goes through 59 vineyards in the fabled villages of the Medoc region of France.When you toss a stressful, fatiguing endurance… Stevenson And Ochenrider · 22 min read Vol. 14, No. 2 · 2010 Dog Days at Boston "We seem to be living in dog days. From cyberspace to pet superstores, pop culture to haute couture, our love affair with the dog has reached… D. Chris Risker · 6 min read Vol. 14, No. 2 · 2010 We Suffer For You, Boston The Prudential Building is there. It's waiting. I take off down a hill and see a car abruptly stopped in the road in the cemetery, abandoned.… Alex M. Sewell · 3 min read Vol. 14, No. 2 · 2010 How The Boston Marathon Got Me Out Of A Traffic Ticket Michael Hughes Michael Hughes“Well, I usually don’t go this route. Usually I go down 880 and get off on the Alameda.” “Ah, the old unfamiliar-with-the-street excuse.… Kirk Flatow · 2 min read Vol. 14, No. 2 · 2010 Boston After Knee Surgery? The major media outlets prophesized a doom-and-gloom scenario for Boston 2007, saying "It could be the worst conditions ever experienced in the one-hundred-plus-year-old race."Photo courtesy of… Kevin Polin · 20 min read Vol. 14, No. 2 · 2010 In Pursuit of a BQ and a Sub-4:00 I have some hard candy and sunglasses. I am optimistic about some sunshine later in the race. A guy with a speaker horn is trying to… Carl Godwin · 14 min read Vol. 14, No. 2 · 2010 260 to 3:09 I was the fat kid in my school. OK, maybe "fat" is a little harsh. I wasn't what doctors would term "morbidly obese" in this day… Chris Stores · 24 min read Vol. 14, No. 2 · 2010 Odeto Boston 1987 Then the Fens and Commonwealth, The H Club’s crimson flag9, Two turns and onto Boylston Street: Another finish in the bag. At either end of Mass.… Tony Rossmann · 2 min read Vol. 14, No. 3 · 2010 Flanagan’s Run, Part 14 Flanagan’s Run There is no shortage of troubles as the race enters its final miles. Part 18. By Tom McNab The first 22 chapters of Flanagan’s… Tom McNab · 35 min read M&B Vol. 14, No. 3 · 2010 My Most Unforgettable Marathon (Vol. 14, No. 3) EUGENE, OREGON, May 3, 2009—My friend Len says that due to the length and difficulty of the marathon race, the average runner can expect four things… Clover Coyner · 16 min read Vol. 14, No. 3 · 2010 Will The Real World Record For 50 Miles Please Stand? “You’ve got to be small, light, [have] strong legs, good heart, good lungs, and no brain cells—[because] it’s a stupid thing to do.” —Bruce Fordyce (50-mile… Rich Limacher · 25 min read M&B Vol. 14, No. 3 · 2010 The Double Demons Of Heat And Dehydration What marathoners and ultrarunners need to know about the effects of heat and dehydration on distance-running performance and health. by Roy Stevenson With the hot summer… Roy Stevenson · 22 min read Vol. 14, No. 3 · 2010 Racing Man Joe Dudman spends as much on race fees as some people do on car payments. That’s because the 45-year-old from Portland, Oregon, likes to race .… Richard A. Lovett · 18 min read Vol. 14, No. 3 · 2010 Don’T Meddle With Tradition As a young teenager in 1972 during the Munich Olympics, I was huddled in front of our huge 19-inch screen in utter disbelief at what I… Paul Gentry · 18 min read Vol. 14, No. 3 · 2010 Shrubb Nearly Pegs Out “In A Great And Terrible Contest” Tom Longboat (left) and Alf Shrubb (right) before a contest in Haileybury, Ontario, in 1911.Shrubb private collection Alf Shrubb (center) became a runner "by accident," but… Rob Hadgraft · 13 min read Vol. 14, No. 3 · 2010 2:59:59 To understand my trepidation as I approached the finish of the 2008 Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon, you have to understand the history. It’s not that with about… Steve Paske · 18 min read Vol. 14, No. 3 · 2010 Qualifying For Boston At Kona How to land that qualifying time after swimming 2.4 miles and biking 112. by Cathy Tibbetts Of thousands of people who run marathons every year in… Cathy Tibbetts · 19 min read Vol. 14, No. 3 · 2010 The Ted Corbitt Legacy When Ted Corbitt died on December 12, 2007, he left behind not only a legacy of distance running, course-certification standards, and pioneering techniques in physical therapy,… Gail Kislevitz · 21 min read Vol. 14, No. 4 · 2010 Flanagan’s Run, Part 15 Flanagan’s Run The battle for all the marbles leads to Central Park. Part 19. By Tom McNab The first 23 chapters of Flanagan’s Run were published… Tom McNab · 38 min read Vol. 14, No. 4 · 2010 My Most Unforgettable Marathon (Vol. 14, No. 4) David Calderon, Jeff Pierce, and the author (left to right) stand at the overlook after the completion of the American River 50, less than two months… John David Fischer · 13 min read Vol. 14, No. 4 · 2010 Crewing For Pamreed Runners who want to take on the challenge of an ultradistance race have a couple of options. The obvious choice is to enter an ultra event;… Candy Patrin · 11 min read Vol. 14, No. 4 · 2010 The Running Of The Bull Run Run Idon’t believe in ultramarathons. I want to be clear about that. I mean, I know they exist, unlike Santa and the Easter Bunny. It’s just that… Jeff Horowitz · 18 min read Vol. 14, No. 4 · 2010 Marathoning Mom Before I had children, I had run over 30 marathons—some fast and some not quite as fast. My life revolved around work, sleep, and running. While… Riva Rahl Graeme · 12 min read Vol. 14, No. 4 · 2010 The Marathon Life Of Reilly So you think you would like to be an athletic agent. Zephyring through airports to exotic locations, schmoozing with fit-looking thinclads, running helter-skelter down forested trails… P.J. Christman · 23 min read Vol. 14, No. 4 · 2010 When Hitting The Wall Takes On A New Meaning At one time or another, almost every marathoner “hits a wall” in the marathon. But in the Great Wall Marathon, runners literally hit the wall—twice. Runners… Brendan Cournane · 16 min read Vol. 14, No. 4 · 2010 Road Warriors Of Volstate Sweat, pain, pit bulls, and shotguns— welcome to Gary Cantrell’s old-school ultra. by Susan Reynolds Heavy clouds hung low in the sky over Hickman, Kentucky. Seventeen… Susan Reynolds · 38 min read Vol. 14, No. 4 · 2010 Bree Lambert “I ▲ Athletics does not completely consume Bree, as she balances her competitive nature and the demands of endurance training with her personal training practice and… Kirk Flatow · 14 min read Vol. 14, No. 4 · 2010 Running My Life, Part 1 Part 1 of 3 April 21, 1969 Excerpt from the book Four Million Footsteps ▲ On the run: Bruce, with son Clive. Courtesy of Bruce Tulloh… Bruce Tulloh · 21 min read Vol. 14, No. 4 · 2010 Ultrarunning Power Couple Makes Grand Slam History “One hundred miles of heaven and hell.”—Wasatch Front 100 motto Stan and Chrissy Ferguson purposely never mentioned the words “Grand Slam” for fear it would jinx… Zoie Clift · 22 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 The Purple Runner, Part 1 The Purple Runner Runners converge on London to pursue their competitive dreams. Part 1. By Paul Christman Perhaps more than the quest for the elusive four-minute… Paul Christman · 36 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 14, No. 5) “It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have… Alan Piercy · 17 min read M&B Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 Research In 2009 Coquart, J., M. Alberty, and L. Bosquet. 2009. Validity of a nomogram to predict long distance running performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 23(7):2119-2123. Delgado,… Elizabeth A. Loughren And Michael L. Sachs · 3 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 Running My Life, Part 2 Part 2 of 3 Editor’s note: On April 21, 1969, Bruce Tulloh of England set out to run from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean,… Bruce Tulloh · 25 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 Shalane Flanagan: The Runners’ Daughter On November 7, 2010, Shalane Flanagan will line up at the foot of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in Staten Island for her first attempt at a marathon.… Tito Morales · 44 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 The Unstoppable 21St-Century Marathon Boom The Marathon’s 2,500th Anniversary The Unstoppable 21st-Century Marathon Boom Is there no end in sight to the growth in marathoning? by Don Allison As odd as… Don Allison · 19 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 Along And Dusty Run The Marathon’s 2,500th Anniversary A Long and Dusty Run Having run in Athens three times in a half century, the author prepares for one last trip… Hal Higdon · 16 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 The Origins Of The Marathon The Marathon’s 2,500th Anniversary The Origins of the Marathon Why was the 1896 Olympic Marathon held over the longest route from Marathon to Athens? And was… Andy Milroy · 28 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 Three Legends Conspire The Marathon’s 2,500th Anniversary Three Legends Conspire Several ancient Greek legends and a 19th-century Greek peasant inspire a unique athletic event: the marathon. And then export… Hal Higdon · 15 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 Pheidippides And The Battle Of Marathon: Faq The Marathon’s 2,500th Anniversary Pheidippides and the Battle of Marathon: FAQ Who won? Who ran? Who collapsed and died? by Roger Robinson Why “marathon?” What does… Roger Robinson · 13 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 Musings From Marathon The Marathon’s 2,500th Anniversary Musings From Marathon How the marathon ignited the women’s running revolution and in the process changed world thinking about women. by Kathrine… Kathrine Switzer · 12 min read Vol. 14, No. 6 · 2010 The Purple Runner, Part 2 The Purple Runner Warren Fowles heads to England to get the rest of his life underway. Part 2. By Paul Christman Chapter 3 Thirty-six-year-old Warren Fowles… Paul Christman · 30 min read Vol. 14, No. 6 · 2010 My Most Unforgettable Marathon (Vol. 14, No. 6) WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO, March 30, 2008—Heavy- weight division, 35-pound minimum pack. No mama, no papa, no Uncle Sam—these words were on the T-shirt… Karen Riddle · 11 min read Vol. 14, No. 6 · 2010 Core Vs Skin Temperatures In Marathon Runners Missoula Marathon runners enjoy a beautiful morning as they run along the early part of the course.of a critical core temperature has been challenged in recent… John Cuddy And Brent Ruby · 7 min read Vol. 14, No. 6 · 2010 Running A Marathon Is Never Easy Running a marathon is never easy. T hen there is running a marathon after you’ve just swum 2.4 miles in the ocean and biked 112 miles… Cathy Tibbetts · 9 min read Vol. 14, No. 6 · 2010 The Marathons Of Minnesota Marathons in Minnesota? When most people think of Minnesota, images of frozen tundra blanketed by snow in subzero temperatures come to mind. Yes, the weather here… David Asp · 15 min read Vol. 14, No. 6 · 2010 The Science and Art of Peaking and Tapering for Your Best Marathon As a keen junior distance runner in New Zealand, I'll never forget a lesson that I learned when I was forced to cut back my training.… Roy Stevenson · 23 min read Vol. 14, No. 6 · 2010 Running My Life, Part 3 Part 3 of 3 Editor’s note: On April 21, 1969, Bruce Tulloh of England set out to run from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic, with… Bruce Tulloh · 22 min read Vol. 14, No. 6 · 2010 Trail Runs The fall, like all trail-running falls, caught me by surprise. I was 11 miles into the Hagg Lake 25K Trail Run, leading the women’s field by… Holly Hight · 12 min read Vol. 14, No. 6 · 2010 The Wall Story 1 Zombie Runner They walk kind of funny and don’t talk a lot. If you stand at mile 20, you’ll see them a-plenty, and you’ll… Arnold Hogarth · 18 min read Vol. 14, No. 6 · 2010 The Crucible Two years ago I stood in this same place: the parking lot at the Pentagon transformed into the makeshift Runners’ Village in Washington, DC. I am… Gretchen Stahiman · 34 min read