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100-Milers

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Vol. 12, No. 2 · 2008 Bipolar Madness The author snowshoeing his way to a 6:13:15 marathon at the 2006 North Pole Marathon. © Mike King / Polar Running Adventures My all-consuming love affair… Brent Weigner · 40 min read Vol. 12, No. 2 · 2008 East Versus West Mountain Running Not many things intimidate Ben Nephew. A respected road and trail racer on the New England scene with dozens of wins to his credit, Nephew is… Dennis Fisher · 11 min read Vol. 12, No. 2 · 2008 Confessions Of An Ultramarathon Skeptic “You look into their eyes and see the soul separating from the body.” —Bob Lind, M.D., on when to pull a runner from the Western States… Jason Friedman · 20 min read Vol. 12, No. 2 · 2008 “Aj.” Twietmeyer In November 2006, I snagged an invitation to the Runner’s World Heroes of Running ceremony in New York City. Nine running legends, including Frank Shorter, were… Ellison G. Weist · 12 min read M&B Vol. 11, No. 6 · 2007 The Persistence Of Long, Slow Distance It’s an idea that refuses to die—and little wonder. It has won the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon, set a women’s world marathon record, and made marathoners of… George Beinhorn · 27 min read Vol. 11, No. 3 · 2007 Road Runner To Trail Runner (Batteries Required) “My advice. Just keep movin’ straight ahead. Every now and then you will find yourself in a different place.”— George Carlin SQUAW VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 11:00 A.M.,… Mike Pastore · 33 min read Vol. 11, No. 3 · 2007 One Jot Day At The Javelina Jundred For more than a decade, I had wondered what my running limits were—marathons, two marathons a week apart, 30 miles, 50 miles, 75 miles. How much… Gay Renouf · 9 min read Vol. 10, No. 6 · 2006 Matriarchs Of The Ultra Before Ann Trason and Pam Reed started giving the men a run for their money, the duo of Sandra Kiddy and Sue Ellen Trapp dominated women’s… Ed Mayhew · 23 min read Vol. 10, No. 6 · 2006 Scott Jurek Scott Jurek is not all that different from you and me. Honest. Sure, his feats of endurance, which include an impressive 2004 grand slam of four… Tito Morales · 26 min read Vol. 10, No. 5 · 2006 Transformation Of An Adventure Runner It felt like 120-volt shocks probing my legs with every step. I couldn’t do it. I had to stop. I was at the top of Towne’s… Marshall Ulr · 29 min read Vol. 10, No. 3 · 2006 Like A Train In the Darkness Michelle Barton held onto Dave Van Wicklin’s arm and watched the other runners pass them in the early-morning hours, guided by their pinpoint flashlights. As they… Deke Houlgate · 14 min read Vol. 10, No. 2 · 2006 Matt Carpenter Matt Carpenter doesn't like to tie his shoes. Call him "loose school." "That's one thing I do differently than a lot of people: I never untie… Clay Evans · 22 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. 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. 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 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 Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 A Marathoner’s Next Congratulations! You just finished a marathon, the one you’ve been diligently training for over the past many months. So how did you feel after crossing the… Editorial Staff · 14 min read Vol. 5, No. 5 · 2001 How Runners Talk I WATCH runners, and I listen to runners. I go to races, too, mostly because one of my children is running that day. I've had a… Editorial Staff · 27 min read Vol. 4, No. 3 · 2000 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon SILVERTON, COLORADO, July 9–11, 1999—I can tell you why I'll never forget this ultramarathon in three little letters: DNF. Yes, that stands for Did Not Finish,… Editorial Staff · 24 min read Vol. 2, No. 3 · 1998 My Most Unforgettable Western States 100 SQUAW VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, June 24, 1995—"Depart not from the path which fate has you assigned." This fortune cookie admonition concluded our dinner in Oakland in late… Antonio Rossmann · 18 min read Vol. 2, No. 3 · 1998 There Could Be Magic Doug on the trail during the 1986 Western States. © Ken Lee he would never walk again following a terrible bicycling accident that had shattered his… Doug Latimer · 16 min read Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon Ronni Ross at mile 25 of the Angeles Crest 100-Mile Endurance Race. SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA, September 28–29, 1996— As I tied my shoelaces on a… Ronni Ross · 21 min read Vol. 5, No. 5 · 2001 On The Road With Joe LeMay FAST WOMEN Running, like any other sport, has its extremes. On one end, I think of what my mother told me when I was 14 and… Kathrine Switzer · 8 min read
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