Volume 9

M&B Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 Thirty Phone Booths to Boston, Part 1 The first two chapters of Don Kardong’s book appeared in our November/December issue. SEPTEMBER 1983 MY OLD BUICK I had gone through ten miles of the… Don Kardong · 29 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 My Most Unforgettable Marathon: January/February 2005 NEW YORK, NY, November 5, 2001. One of the questions I most dread: what is your favorite (most influential, most unforgettable) book? First my mind goes… Rachel Toor · 21 min read Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 When Running Becomes Healing She is an average runner, a middle-of-the-pack jogger with modest goals. She is also a businesswoman, a mother of two, and a good friend to all… Tim Mart · 4 min read Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 Redemption In 2003, I dropped out of God’s Country Marathon at 16 miles. My failure to finish was painful, and I knew that the pain wouldn’t completely… Sil Simpson · 8 min read Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 Boom Of Her Own The Star, Sunday, December 28, 2003—It was arguably the biggest newspaper story ever to hit the far south suburbs. Right there, that day: a big spread… Rich Limacher · 26 min read Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 From Cowsto Cow Pies Safari Club International provided the incentive for a western adventure. My wife, Deb, applied for a grant of tuition to attend a week at its Wilderness… Steven Wearne · 20 min read Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 Coping With the Inevitable Paul Reese has been a legend in California running circles.alph Paffenbarger Jr., now 81, a world-renowned epidemiologist, began his running career in 1967 at age 45… Paul Reese · 24 min read Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 Even A Midpacker Can Take On The Extreme When runners talk about serious hills, there can always be debate. One-hundred-mile runs at Hardrock, Leadville, Wasatch Front, and Western States can all lay claims for… Gil Jordan · 11 min read Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 They Practice On Mountains SEPTEMBER 18, 2004, MAMMOTH LAKES, CALIFORNIA It is 10:30 A.M. on a sunny, windy day. The whole town of Mammoth Lakes has turned out to honor… Julia Emmons · 23 min read Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 Fun And Folly In the Yukon “W e have seen bear tracks on the trail, but if you do come across one, make some noise and take some pictures.” Nervous laughter spreads… Colin Searle · 19 min read Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 The Infection Connection Most runners I know have a better-than-average understanding of the human musculoskeletal system, tossing terms such as IT band syndrome, piriformus syndrome, and iliopsoas tendinitis into… Sara Latta · 9 min read Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 Anatomy Of Adnf Matias Saari Seventeen miles into the 1998 Equinox Marathon, my first marathon, and shortly before I cramped up. I struggled to finish in 3:49.DNF. Those three… Matias Saari · 10 min read Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 Did Not Finish Like most runners, I’ve always thought of a DNF as something awful, something to be avoided at all cost. It’s hard to be philosophical about a… Gary Dudney · 30 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 Editorial: January/February 2005 Enter the ’90s and an influx of walkers who wanted to go the marathon distance. Fortunately, there were some marathons (Honolulu, Portland) whose courses could be… Richard Benyo · 4 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 2 · 2005 Thirty Phone Booths to Boston, Part 2 The first four chapters appeared in our last two issues. DECEMBER 1983 CONFESSIONS OF A NUTRITIONAL AGNOSTIC “I’m an atheist with one foot in the door… Don Kardong · 55 min read Vol. 9, No. 2 · 2005 My Most Unforgettable Marathon: March/April 2005 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, February 26, 2000—I had an unforgettable experience at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in 2000. After I qualified for the Trials at Grandma’s… Mary Coordt · 13 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 2 · 2005 How Long Should Your Long Run Be? It has been called the cornerstone or backbone of marathon training. It has been called the marathoner’s bread and butter. Most succinctly, it has been called… Dan Horvath · 16 min read Vol. 9, No. 2 · 2005 Outrunning The Sound Of The Doodlebug Runners from several European nations after passing the Brandenburg Gate.Kathrine Switzer and other runners after passing through the Brandenburg Gate. 1990ICourtesy of Roger Robinson ran just… Roger Rob · 23 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 2 · 2005 Marathon Age-Group Awards Did you ever wonder how fast you would have to run to be one of those select few who bring home a trophy at the end… Scott Young · 6 min read Vol. 9, No. 2 · 2005 The Long Roadto Napa “Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.” —Socrates The ultramarathon I ran last March started more than 2,500 years ago, in 490 B.C.… Dean Karnazes · 14 min read Vol. 9, No. 2 · 2005 Running to Live After being trapped in a concrete world all week, the author would take a taxi out of town to explore by foot the rice paddies and… Anne Mart · 7 min read Vol. 9, No. 2 · 2005 Run to Salvation Courtesy of the B.A.A. This is a story of a woman who grew up in an abusive home; a woman who won the first marathon she… Paul Cler · 46 min read Vol. 9, No. 2 · 2005 Time to Run Long Nonrunners stare incredulously and demand of regular runners, “How do you find the time to run?” Even good runners who regularly race in 5Ks and 10Ks… Roy Herron · 12 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 2 · 2005 The Family That Runs Together… Only a pale and shrinking ribbon of light blue hovers over the Front Range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains on a mid-May evening. As shadows deepen… Clay Evans · 16 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 My Most Unforgettable Marathon (And What I Learned From It) CHICAGO, October 24, 1999—The marathon holding the most exciting memories for me was Chicago in 1999. To put the year in perspective, I had just finished… Riva Graeme · 20 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times BY PAUL CLERICI When you think of your best and worst marathons, do you base the answer solely on your finish time? Your place? How you… Paul Clerici · 43 min read Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 The History of the Marathon in Canada “Where is it now, the glory and the dream?” (From Ode, Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood by William Wordsworth, 1770-1850) You could call… Marion E. Raycheba · 25 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 Give It That Good Old College Try PART 1 OF 2 It was Thursday afternoon, much like many other Thursday afternoons over the past few months. I had been meeting with a group… David R. Jennys · 18 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 Lessons From a 100-Mile Virgin I am probably like most people who wind up running a 100-miler: the thought of doing the distance had been eating at me for some time.… Kevin Polin · 18 min read Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 You Want to Put On a Marathon—Where? Iwasn’t sure how to write this. I am by no means a writer. My creative skills have been limited to pretending that I am a carpenter… Ivan Hurlburt · 18 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 One for All, and All for One May/June 2005 On the Road 13 Volume 9, Number 3 With Joe Henderson Travel with Joe as he shares his view from inside the world ST… Richard Benyo · 14 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 On the Hardrock Board I first attempted the Hardrock 100-Mile Endurance Run in 1998. I was miserably underprepared, naive, and weak. I dropped out, embarrassed, with my tail between my… Marc Witkes · 11 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 Benefits of Marathoning BY DR. BE a CARSON Preliminary research is complete and the results are in—completing a marathon is great for you in many ways. The physical benefits… DR. Bea Carson · 12 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 When You Can’t Run It happens. Most of the time it happens because you have been assailed by an injury, maybe serious and lasting, or maybe just one that needs… Joe Oakes · 8 min read Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 Duel at Deadwood My interest in this race began with Billy Mills. Born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Mills was orphaned at age… Nancy Griffith · 26 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 Don’t Exercise—Train! In chapter 16 of my book Run Tall, Run Easy, the Ultimate Guide to Better Running Mechanics, I discuss the concept of sequential, progressive development of… Gerard Pearlberg · 115 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 4 · 2005 Thirty Phone Booths to Boston, Part 3 The first four installments of Don’s book appeared in our last four issues. NOVEMBER 1979 MONEY In the spring of 1976, while I was still, by… Don Kardong · 45 min read Vol. 9, No. 4 · 2005 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 9, No. 4) Auburn, CALIFORNIA, June 26-27, 2004—My first encounter with the famous Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run (WS100) was in December 2002, when I joined the Van… Olga Varlamova · 19 min read Vol. 9, No. 4 · 2005 Give Itthat Good Old Collegetry Part I of this classroom-to-course story appeared in our last issue. PART 2 OF 2 The month of February continued with the odyssey of training and… David R. Jennys · 21 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 4 · 2005 Show Methe Bagels The many proponents of diets like Atkins and South Beach would have the public believe that carbohydrate is some kind of poison. Don’t listen to them.… Jason R. Karp, Ms · 9 min read Vol. 9, No. 4 · 2005 See You On the Mountaintop Except for the glimmer of a thousand stars and the faint glow from a few porch lights, the desert outside my room where I am pacing… Arthur Webb · 18 min read Vol. 9, No. 4 · 2005 Sleepless Intucson Pam Reed taking it one 25-mile loop at a time.t 6:00 A.M. on March 25, a few miles north of Tucson, Arizona, the full moon slipped… Linda Brewer · 12 min read Vol. 9, No. 4 · 2005 Mission Impossible At the outset, let me say that I did not complete the round—the Bob Graham Round, that is. The Bob Graham Round (BGR) is a monster… Blaise Aguirre · 38 min read Vol. 9, No. 4 · 2005 What the Bleep Has Gotten Into Tim Bomba!? T Tim Bomba emerging from Santa Monica Bay after his daily ocean swim. Liz Kollar im Bomba sits across from me at an outdoor table at… Tito Morales · 14 min read Vol. 9, No. 4 · 2005 Running On Mars: Outer Space Or Spaced Out? “M ars Rover One, come in, this is Mission Control. We have a problem, over.” “Mission Control, this is First Officer Weendog. What can we do… Brent Weigner · 30 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 Thirty Phone Booths to Boston, Part 4 The first five installments appeared in our last five issues. (APRIL 1981) THIRTY PHONE BOOTHS TO BOSTON The premarathon press conference was nearly over. Dozens of… Don Kardong · 39 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 9, No. 5) LEADVILLE, COLORADO, August 18-19, 2001—As they say, the third time is the charm. On my third start at the Leadville Trail 100, I was hoping for… Byron Melendy · 25 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 Running For A Higher Purpose The New York City Marathon Provides a Perfect Venue for Good Works. BY F AT H E R J A M E S J . M… Father James J. Maher, C.M. · 7 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 The Lifetime Running Profile How many miles did you run last year? How many days did you miss? How many long runs did you tack on over the course of… Jim Bates · 7 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 Half-Marathon Training That Will Improve Your Performance This article is the first part of a three-part series on using half-marathon training and racing to improve your longer-distance racing. Serious marathoners, on the whole,… Guy Avery · 34 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 Change Of Heart Ihave often wondered how other couples handle their relationship when both of them run and one is more talented and accomplished than the other. Does it… Michelle Hersh · 7 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 The Marathon Thattriedto Kill Me November 7, 2004. It is just before noon, I am running on First Avenue, approaching the 18-mile marker of the ING New York City Marathon, and… Darris Blackford · 23 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 On The Road With Barry Lewis You could do worse than to be on the road with Barry Lewis. A lot worse. In fact, you would be hard pressed to find a… Rachel Toor · 12 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 In Good Hands Every story we tell must have a point, a writer friend once told me. It must offer something revelatory, provide the audience with more than a… Barry Lew · 43 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 The Injuries Of August Many of the runners who utilize the bulletin board I manage online under the identity InterActiveTraining have as their goal the Chicago Marathon, a race held… Hal Higdon · 13 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 Triple Threat On October 7, 8, and 9, 2004, Helen Klein completed the Tahoe Triple Marathon. She ran a marathon a day to complete the 78-mile loop that… Jane Byng · 18 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 Real, Imagined … or Vitalized? The dream paid a visit again last night. It's the second time in the past month. Why it's suddenly recurring on a regular basis, I don't… Richard Benyo · 7 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 6 · 2005 Thirty Phone Booths to Boston, Part 5 The first six installments appeared in our last six issues. This installment concludes Don’s book. ALBERTO SALAZAR, 1982 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1982 In the Air Over… Don Kardong · 45 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 6 · 2005 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon: November/December 2005 Courtesy of Richard Benyo ▲ Phil “Bagpipes” Lenahan (foreground) and Rich Benyo cruise along the top of Cow Mountain. Courtesy of Richard Benyo KIAH, CALIFORNIA, October… Richard Benyo · 20 min read Vol. 9, No. 6 · 2005 Need To Lose 14 Pounds To Run A Three-Hour Marathon Ihate to reduce an issue as complex as marathon performance to how much I weigh, especially since rampant eating disorders have made the desire to be… Kevin Strehlo · 17 min read Vol. 9, No. 6 · 2005 Running The Pony Express Trail This is the story of an attempt to combine two of my passions: American history and ultrarunning. My history passion centers on 19th-century American history. My… Davy Crockett · 19 min read Vol. 9, No. 6 · 2005 From Mothballs To Marathon Rational people make major commitments only after long and serious consideration. But since rationality has never been my strong suit, my decision to run a marathon… Bob Seidenstein · 15 min read Vol. 9, No. 6 · 2005 Letter From The Middle Of The Pack November 1990 Dear Todd, here’s the promised account of my New York City Marathon adventure. I think you will see why running has taken on a… William B. Latter · 13 min read Vol. 9, No. 6 · 2005 Half-Marathon Training That Will Improve Your Performance REVIEW: CHOOSING YOUR TRAINING LEVEL After you determine your goal race date and set a realistic half-marathon goal, the second logical step is to select the… Guy Avery · 23 min read Vol. 9, No. 6 · 2005 The Berlin Marathon On October 13, 1974, when race organizer Horst Milde rounded up a little over 250 runners on an undulating course through the woods of West Berlin,… Udo Hildenstab · 16 min read Vol. 9, No. 6 · 2005 Blue-Sky Trophy It has been just a few days since my last marathon—a great day at the Steamtown Marathon in Scranton, Pennsylvania—but I’m itching to find another race… Judith Henderson · 26 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 6 · 2005 Editorial: November/December 2005 Alone The loneliness of the long-distance runner. For a generation of runners, the title of Alan Sillitoe’s novel of juvenile rebellion described and defined the person,… Richard Benyo · 8 min read