About the Authors: January/February 2002
Vol. 6, No. 1 (2002)
About the Authors: January/February 2002
About THE Authors MICHAEL WILLE is a graduate of the CIA. No, not that CIA. The Culinary Institute of America. He enjoys adventure, travel, culinary arts, and, of course, runnin…
Art Versus Science
Art Versus Science
Editorial Anyone who has bought a pair of tube socks knows that one size does not fit all, no matter what the package claims. Similarly, no one marathon-training program works…
Editorial: January/February 2002
Editorial: January/February 2002
Show Me ‘the Money The History of Prize Money in Road Racing. By GAIL KISLEVITZ T HE HISTORY of prize money in road racing is a complex tale filled with…
On the Mark: January/February 2002
On the Mark: January/February 2002
Marathon & Beyond’s mission is to provide practical advice on preparing for and running marathons and ultras. The magazine will do this by scouring the running world for t…
On the Road With Joe LeMay: Tuttle Is Back
On the Road With Joe LeMay: Tuttle Is Back
On THE Road WITH Joe LeMay TUTTLE IS BACK Lately, one name we’ ve been hearing about on theroads again is John Tuttle, a man I met long after his…
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: January/February 2002
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: January/February 2002
AAU Rules & Regs The following rules and regulations are from the 1944 Official Track and Field Handbook of the AAU: An athlete becomes a professional if he: @ Enters…
Coudersport, Pennsylvania, has been stalled at around 100 marathoners. The Governor’s Cup (previously the Ghost Town) Marathon in Helena, Montana, has roughly 200 runners, yet the accompanying 5K race has thousands
Vol. 6, No. 2 (2002)
Coudersport, Pennsylvania, has been stalled at around 100 marathoners. The Governor’s Cup (previously the Ghost Town) Marathon in Helena, Montana, has roughly 200 runners, yet the accompanying 5K race has thousands
Coudersport, Pennsylvania, has been stalled at around 100 marathoners. The Governor’s Cup (previously the Ghost Town) Marathon in Helena, Montana, has roughly 200 runners, yet…
Editorial: March/April 2002
Editorial: March/April 2002
promoting things, then they deservea little compensation. In the past, however, before the advent of prize money, an appearance fee was the only way an event could attract an at…
God’s Country Marathon
God’s Country Marathon
have yet to reach Denton Hill, where it increases to 30 degrees. The intersection at mile 14 has the left branch going to the Denton Hill Ski Area. Those brave…
Marathon & Beyond @
Marathon & Beyond @
[…] won the thing. He’ll tell you all about the experience at the least prompting. To be sure, plenty of athletes were making money under the table leading up to…
Marathon Lessons from the “King of
Marathon Lessons from the “King of
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March/April 2002 MARATHON & BEYOND @
March/April 2002 MARATHON & BEYOND @
[…] roads, and that’s not something that’s going to change anytime soon. While I don’t offer any long-term solutions, I will offer that it might be a problem that can’…
Marriage on the Run
Marriage on the Run
bland. It was a long stretch of nothingness as we made our way out to the Olympic venues. But the finish was worth it, lapping around the brand-new Olympic stadium….
My Most Unforgettable: March/April 2002
My Most Unforgettable: March/April 2002
Kevin and Dawn sample their way across Europe. I picked up the pace for a while, and as I turned the final corner toward the Old Town Square, I saw…
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: March/April 2002
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: March/April 2002
THE PHEIDIPPIDES LEGEND The Patron Saint of Marathoning The World’s First Marathoner, Pheidippides, Ran His Race 2500 Years Ago and Then Dropped Dead. Or Did He? The “Expert…
Running in Literature
Running in Literature
and glittering in the air, and then alighting, as winged, on the other side.” It’s not running, but I include it for those interested in the wider literature of track…
THEFIRSTDAY The Art of the Ultramarathoner
THEFIRSTDAY The Art of the Ultramarathoner
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Weeks Out Basic Training for a 3:30 Marathon
Weeks Out Basic Training for a 3:30 Marathon
Ny Most Unforgettable Marathon (And What | Learned From It) Peace CZECH REPUBLIC, May 23, 1999—*Kevin, I can’t believe you’ re now planning on doing one of these marathons…
About the Authors: May/June 2002
No. 3 (2002)
About the Authors: May/June 2002
ROGER ROBINSON was ranked number one masters road racer in the world by The Runner magazine in 1980 and set a New York City Marathon over-50 record (2:28:02) in 1990….
Editorial: May/June 2002
Editorial: May/June 2002
On THE Road WITH Ellen McCurtin SEE JULIA RUN Julia Kirtland won the women’s national marathon championship in February 1997 when she was 31 years old. It was a breakthrough…
Greater Hartford
Greater Hartford
GETTING THERE: The Greater Hartford Marathon can be reached from the east by taking I-84 to exit 48 (Asylum Ave.), turn left off exit, turn right after underpass onto Ford…
On the Mark Experts: May/June 2002
On the Mark Experts: May/June 2002
[…] run, I then feel comfortable knowing what pace I have done on similar terrain. Another alternative to speed training on the track is to run with someone faster. I…
One from the Heart
One from the Heart
But the trip had more pleasant aspects: we had hiked the Grand Canyon, explored Carlsbad Caverns, and gone float boat fishing in Arkansas. Finally, we stopped in Columbia, more …
Way Down Under
Way Down Under
Editorial WAY DOWN UNDER Well, there goes the neighborhood. For decades we’ve rhapsodized about how running is the most elemental but varied of all sports. On the basic level,…
About the Authors: July/August 2002
No. 4 (2002)
About the Authors: July/August 2002
ROGER ROBINSON was ranked number-one masters road racer in the world by The Runner magazine in 1980 and set a New York City Marathon over-50 record (2:28:02) in 1990. He…
Editorial: July/August 2002
Editorial: July/August 2002
Bernd Heinrich’s book Racing the Antelope: What Animals Can Teach Us About Running and Life has received a great deal of attention, as it should. Heinrich, a biologist and cha…
Marathons Across America
Marathons Across America
Tonyand Robin run the Detroit Free Press Marathon in 1999, the year the race started and ended in Tiger Stadium. to more than 30 different stadiums, the combination of adding…
My Most Unforgettable Marathon
Vol. 6, No. 4 (2002)
My Most Unforgettable Marathon
Sal Citarella MY MOST UNFORGETTABLE MARATHON @ 135 Another recreation area that we visited briefly was the weight room. It seemed to be well used. As is typical of such…
On the Mark Experts: July/August 2002
No. 4 (2002)
On the Mark Experts: July/August 2002
The week that starts two weeks before your marathon would then begin with a few easy days to ensure you’re recovered from the race/long runcombo of the preceding weekend. On,…
Round and Round at Rocky Raccoon
Vol. 6, No. 4 (2002)
Round and Round at Rocky Raccoon
Joe Prusaitis ROUND AND ROUND AT ROCKY RACCOON @ 127 Thirty minutes from the station and the same going back. I reacquaint myself with my trail buddies while Mark collects…
Running in Literature
Running in Literature
Roger Robinson RUNNING IN LITERATURE m 53 I wat ye couldna come him wrang: When to the hill wi’ furious thrang They swat an fyked, The first half-mile he let…
Editorial: September/October 2002 (p. 8)
Vol. 6, No. 5 (2002)
Editorial: September/October 2002 (p. 8)
[…] day. I paused briefly on the first floor, casting a last longing glance at the cool, colorful watches, and headed for the exit. A look at my own trusty…
Editorial: September/October 2002 (pp. 3-4)
Editorial: September/October 2002 (pp. 3-4)
Every old-line marathoner laments that there is no longer the commitment to the long, hard training that was the hallmark of the 60s and ’70s and early ’80s. Marathoning, th…
Fuel on Fat for the Long Run
Fuel on Fat for the Long Run
especially after a big dose of carbohydrates, such as you might get from a big plate of spaghetti and rolls followed by a bowI of sorbet. Initially, studies found that…
Just Call Me Jock
Just Call Me Jock
from my friends along the course kept me moving. I took sixth and finish with the second fastest time, and I was happy for the two silver medals I received,…
Kiawah Island
Kiawah Island
marker, the course winds right again onto Governor’s Drive, where you are Kiawah Island likely to see majestic blue herons am standing by the edge of the lake off to…
New York 2001
New York 2001
Marathoning New York City fireman and police officers join forces before the start of the race. Recently, George Cain and his girlfriend bought a house in Colorado, and they wer…
On the Road With Ellen McCurtin
On the Road With Ellen McCurtin
On THE Road ENDURANCE SHOPPING I should begin by saying I am not a shopper. I generally associate shopping with anxiety and guilt, so I put it offuntil absolutely necessary…
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: September/October 2002
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: September/October 2002
Mayor Daley Marathon. By then] was no longer capable of challenging younger (and faster) runners for the lead. THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOM That was the beginning of my involvement…
Preordained Peak Performance
Preordained Peak Performance
CYBORG ATHLETES Genetic engineering is one of those concepts, like organic farming or how one feels about big bad Microsoft, that stirs an immediate and powerful gut reaction. M…
Running in Literature
Running in Literature
[…] written a novel about an astronaut and a biography of Edmund Hillary, always focusing on the intersection of ordinary people with mythic moments in history. Though never e…
September/October 2002 MARATHON & BEYOND @
September/October 2002 MARATHON & BEYOND @
[…] able to find three identical pairs. Variety is not important; in fact, I prefer a uniform. Less to think about. I did think that it was too bad about…
Big Sur International
Vol. 6, No. 6 (2002)
Big Sur International
muted from Carmel and Monterey), shuttle buses from Marathon Village back to Big Sur run until 1:00 p.m. The course has a five and onehalf hour cutoff, which is strictly…
Editorial: November/December 2002
Editorial: November/December 2002
[…] ababy alligator being fished out of the Harlem Meer, a lake in Central Park. In contrast to scenes in the more affluent parts of town were those in the…
Letters to the Editor: November/December 2002
Letters to the Editor: November/December 2002
MY GENERAL feeling is that runners should not give up easily if they are advised to cut back on exercise after some medical/surgical happening. Sadly, physicians and surgeons of…
My Most Unforgettable: November/December 2002
My Most Unforgettable: November/December 2002
The Hell’s Gate Canyon where the “Ferryman” rafts race participants across the Smoky River, alias “River Styx” on raceday. P.S. DidI mention that Ilove Dale Tuck? PPS….
On the Mark: November/December 2002
On the Mark: November/December 2002
You’ll laugh – possibly cry – and applaud wildly… Dick Beardsley—Marathon Champion, Seminar Speaker, Expert Fishing Guide, “Survivor” * Two-time champion and cours…
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: November/December 2002
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: November/December 2002
Run Your Best Carefully Bring the Various Elements Together Toward a Perfect Race. Rees YOUR best in a marathon requires physical and mental fortitude, some knowledge, and some …
Scenes From Manhattan
Scenes From Manhattan
On THE Road WITH Elfen McCurtin One story about running in Manhattan that I particularly love is that of a friend who was out for an early run sometime before…
