Between The “Crazy People”
Vol. 17, No. 1 (2013)
Between The “Crazy People”
Between the “Crazy A bit of insanity goes y dad ran his first marathon when I was 3 years old. Thirteen years later, I ran my first half. I should…
Circular Path Of A Lifelong Runner
Circular Path Of A Lifelong Runner
Why it can be a good thing to arrive at the same place you began. “It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.” —Comedian Lucille Ball…
Confessions Of An Adult-Onset Streaker
Confessions Of An Adult-Onset Streaker
My goal in life? To run tomorrow. K, I admit it: I am a streaker. In fact, I am an adultC)ens streaker. To be honest, I have been making this…
Forever French
Forever French
The Destiny of Ali Mimoun, a book in two parts. Mimoun meets the Czech, his lifelong rival and friend. Part 2 of 2. Zatopek Adozen years after the war, following…
Going Far, Part 3
Going Far, Part 3
[…] special book bonus The first trip outside the United States was more than memorable. Part 3. 8. The Olympics EXICO CITY, MEXICO, October 1968. Olympians earn their way to…
Goingthe Distance
Goingthe Distance
Going the Distance A journey to create an athlete. knew it meant sacrificing sleeping in on weekends and missing precious time with my family. What I didn’t know was that…
Iowa, Oh, Iowa
Iowa, Oh, Iowa
Every derned hot, semihorizontal mile of you. I wandered lonely as an Idiot Who floats up and down Iowa bluff country When all at once I saw Something flashing A…
My Most Unforgettable Not-Quite Marathon
My Most Unforgettable Not-Quite Marathon
(And what | learned from it.) BY MATT JUDGE NDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, May 3, 2008— My journey back to the starting line of road racing began…
One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond
A sure-fire technique where “going long” takes on new meaning. e’re all sick of articles that purport to provide “10 Easy Steps to Run Wie Fastest Marathon.” Training …
Run To Write
Run To Write
Thirteen lessons learned from running. stories, essays, articles, and poems. The similarities between running and writing do not end there. Many writers run miles to come up wit…
The Pilgrimage
The Pilgrimage
The Pilgrimage A vision of the father on the path of faith. hen Jarom Thurston looked up, he saw someone ahead of him on the VWs a tall, thin, white…
The Rise Of Aims
The Rise Of Aims
Running visionaries attempted to herd the cats. \ AIM Association of International Marathons and Distance Races M ost forms of sport are contested in a tightly controlled field …
Thelast Run
Thelast Run
Even when that day comes, we must move forward. hirty days, 30 runs, and then the last run. The last run should look something like this: stepping into the predawn…
To the Next Acorn
To the Next Acorn
<4 Emilie and her friend Suzanne find joy in the early miles of the marathon. legitimately exhausted and my joints truly starting to ache, my mind had already done permanent…
Vo,Max Is Not Sexy
Vo,Max Is Not Sexy
Oh, so sad, but oh, so true. how “chicks dig the long ball.” Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, two great pitchers for the Atlanta Braves, are fed up with the…
When The Phoenix Arises
When The Phoenix Arises
was really scary because I looked really frail and sickly. My cheeks were sunk in; every one of my ribs you could see. I cried when I saw myself—it was…
Beating The Heat In Boston
Vol. 17, No. 2 (2013)
Beating The Heat In Boston
Sometimes it’s best to throw in the towel. to hit almost 90 degrees in Boston on Patriots’ Day 2012, just in time for the 116th running of the Boston Marathon….
Boston Femme
Boston Femme
the Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS), for marathons there was an estimate of at least 450 female finishers (235 in the US) in the 10 years leading up to…
Editorial: Vol. 17, No. 2 (2013)
Editorial: Vol. 17, No. 2 (2013)
Because magazines like this have long “lead times,” I’m writing this editorial for the March/April issue four days before the world comes to an end, at least according to …
Going Far, Part 4
Going Far, Part 4
A little booklet on long, slow distance set off a debate. Part 4. 12. The book OS ALTOS HILLS, CALIFORNIA, August 1969. Journalists stay out of the stories, but authors…
In Defense Of Low Mileage
In Defense Of Low Mileage
Boston on less than 40 miles per week. was within days of lining up for the start of the Rock ’n’ Roll Arizona Marathon, and the latest issue of Marathon…
Ironman By Way Of Lottery
Ironman By Way Of Lottery
lronman by Way of Lottery Sometimes the most interesting stories come from those who get in by chance. very October the world’s top triathletes gather on an island in the…
Jay Aldous, Ultrarunner
Jay Aldous, Ultrarunner
athlete who is much more successful at SO than he was at 20. He first ran Western States as an 18-year-old, and three years later he ran the Wasatch Front…
My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 17, No. 2)
My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 17, No. 2)
(And what | learned from it.) BY MARK KRISTULA trail running, though I’ve certainly fallen a lot—an awful lot, to be honest. If anything, I got dragged onto the trails…
Renaissance Running
Renaissance Running
When Florence calls, runners answer. be right near the top. Set in the heart of Italy’s Tuscany region, the flat and fast Florence (Firenze) Marathon is set against a backdrop…
The Good Book
The Good Book
And the scribe who wrote it. “The essence of athletics is the pleasure you can get out of it.” Arthur Lydiard, Run to the Top n 1962, a sports book…
Applying Mental Preparation To The Marathon
Vol. 17, No. 3 (2013)
Applying Mental Preparation To The Marathon
Performance beyond the physical. performance, I read with interest Nathan Ritz’s article “The Effects of Mental Preparation for Distance Runners (Marathon & Beyond, Marc…
Bumps On The Roadto Kona
Bumps On The Roadto Kona
Bumps on the Road to Kona The best-laid plans sometimes unravel. t’s race week at the 2012 Hawaii Ironman World Championships, where 1,900 Greek statues have sprung to life. T…
Fastest Marathons By Event And Theirtrends—Men
Fastest Marathons By Event And Theirtrends—Men
Fastest Marathons by Event and Their Trends—Men Based on a six-year average using winning times. very year, big-city marathons such as New York, Boston, London, and Berlin Fs …
Going Far, Part 5
Going Far, Part 5
It all goes back to a certain Kiwi coach named Arthur. Part 5. 16. The salesman UNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, June 1970. You might never have had an in-person coach, but you…
My Most Unforgettable Marathons
My Most Unforgettable Marathons
[…] run was six miles at a time. I was a little better off, having run up to 20 miles a session on the weekend. The next day, a clear…
Reading Interests
Reading Interests
How popular are the words we use frequently? as your-favorite-city Marathon) offer several races of different distances. For instance, the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon in C…
Returning To The Renaissance
Returning To The Renaissance
A revival of made-in-America marathon finisher medals. have been manufactured overseas, usually in China. Recently, there has been a trend to bring some of the manufacturing bac…
Running A Marathon In The Black Forest
Running A Marathon In The Black Forest
A unique experience. visit to the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, was high on my bucket A Since I would be in Europe to officiate at a Chapman University MBA…
Running With Partners
Running With Partners
Sometimes you need to slow down to run better. ner, and so the two of you line up a running date. At first glance, it seems like such a logical…
Something Old, Something New
Something Old, Something New
The top 25 marathon finisher medals of 2012. he best marathon medals of 2012 not only spanned the continent but also [ss the history of North American marathoning. One of…
Going Far, Part 6
Vol. 17, No. 4 (2013)
Going Far, Part 6
"..A few older women out for a lark:’—Dr. Nell Jackson Part 6. 21. The women [AN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, December 1970. Who lines up on which side of an argument can…
My Most Unforgettable Marathon (Vol. 17, No. 4)
My Most Unforgettable Marathon (Vol. 17, No. 4)
(And what | learned from it.) BY TANNA FREDERICK OS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, March 21, 2010—OK, so we have all run a lot | marathons, or by a lot, I mean…
The 10 Most Important Marathons In History
The 10 Most Important Marathons In History
to the 1968 Trials in Colorado. David L. Costill, PhD, a young researcher whose athletic background was in swimming, showed up with a bag of plastic bottles. He had been…
The 2010 Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon
The 2010 Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon
[…] questioned my sanity: a 44-year-old woman running 250K through the Kalahari Desert with a piece of rolled-up cardboard on her back somehow seemed a bit crazy at times, but…
The Founding Father Of Ultrarunning
The Founding Father Of Ultrarunning
How Arthur Newton became an accidental legend. Victoria was still on the throne. Diffident and self-effacing, he would never have contemplated that long after his death in 1959 …
The Quiet Explosion In 24-Hour Running
The Quiet Explosion In 24-Hour Running
[…] advantage of dirt trails is that the softer surface translates to less impact over the course of a full day of running. The advantage of a paved surface is…
Going Far, Part 7
Vol. 17, No. 5 (2013)
Going Far, Part 7
An opportunity for the perfect marathon. Part 7. BY JOE HENDERSON 26. The Avenue suspecting that like perfect love or perfect happiness, they’re unlikely ever to capture it. M…
How Soon Can I Race Again?
How Soon Can I Race Again?
All runners have experienced the thrill of improvement, of discovering how consistent training enables them to run farther and faster. But understanding what is happening within…
My Most Unforgettable Year Of Marathon Running
My Most Unforgettable Year Of Marathon Running
(And what | learned from it.) 5:20, let alone string together 26 of them. This is what it takes to run a sub-2:20 marathon. In 1989, Americans ran 83 sub-2:20…
Research At The Western States Endurance Run
Research At The Western States Endurance Run
2012 ‘ x Existing * Discontinued . ap) a= 2s s %; – . i ow ed ‘ + ais, Figure 1. Existing and discontinued 100-mile ultramarathons in North America…
Tales From The Rogue Valley Runners
Tales From The Rogue Valley Runners
In the pit of night, a revelation. old pilgrimage route through Europe, to adventures on the Pacific Crest Trail extending from Mexico to Canada. Some are anticipating their fir…
The Day Run
The Day Run
From sun to sun, it’s a unique challenge. one notable 24-hour event in the 1980s, which neatly encapsulated the essence of the event. The 24-hour race has a natural quality…
The Heart Of An Ultramarathoner
The Heart Of An Ultramarathoner
30 hours of continuous running, the heart may beat 250,000 times and produce 27,000 liters of blood flow. This is an astonishing level of work, and unlike the skeletal muscles,…
The Importance Of Race Diet During A 100-Mile Ultra
The Importance Of Race Diet During A 100-Mile Ultra
The Importance of Race Diet During a 100-Mile Ultramarathon An analysis of the science. ri at like a horse, drink like a fish.” This was the title of an article…
We Are Running Experiments
We Are Running Experiments
We ie Running Experiments! With the running of this year’s event, the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run completed its 40th year as the premier 100-mile race in the sport. …
Bernard Gomersall Remembers The ‘60S
Vol. 17, No. 6 (2013)
Bernard Gomersall Remembers The ‘60S
“T tried cricket, football [soccer], tennis—but I was absolute rubbish.” (He emphatically pronounces it “abb-sloot roobish.”’) “I wanted to do something well in sp…
Going Far, Part 8
Going Far, Part 8
An opportunity to meet the most famous track “nobody. Part 8. and long enough connected to the sport to have memories reaching back to the mid-20th century. I’m happy to…
Knowthe Pain
Knowthe Pain
I was going through. I wanted the company, and I wanted to finish, but how could I force anyone to enter into this madness? Luckily, Joaquin wasn’t really asking, and…
Life (And 22 Marathons) After Death
Life (And 22 Marathons) After Death
heart back into a normal pattern of beating, in turn saving his life if his heart were to malfunction again. Due to the fact that Greg did not have a…
My Good-Bye Marathon
My Good-Bye Marathon
A man must find his occasions in himself, it is true-—Thoreau, Walden, chapter 4 he halfway point of any marathon is a good time to assess how things are Tin…
My Journey To Badwater
My Journey To Badwater
What we don’t do for our kids. enough. “Dad, why don’t you run Badwater, so I can be on your crew?” My daughter, Emeline, had just turned 16. From what…
Start, Turn, Finish
Start, Turn, Finish
for a picture with them. I assume she is his wife, but she says she doesn’t know him: “He just seems to have adopted us.” While it’s not uncommon for…
The Death Of Jim Fixx
The Death Of Jim Fixx
He launched the running boom, but…. “Running has not yet been shown to make people live longer.” —James F. Fixx, The Complete Book of Running former Science Digest edito…
Training For The Long Haul
Training For The Long Haul
When a big race comes around, you can also set several tiers of goals. I think of them as the “A,” “B,” “C,” and sometimes even “D” goals. The “A”…
Trial By Fire
Trial By Fire
One hundred miles at Rio Del Lago. race orientation for the 2011 edition of the Rio Del Lago 100 Mile Endurance Run. I had dressed for the weather in a…
