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Boston Marathon

205 articles — The world’s oldest annual marathon, covered in nearly every issue of Marathon & Beyond. Hal Higdon’s many Boston pieces sit alongside Hopkinton-to-Boylston race reports, oral histories of the BAA, and reflections on the 1996 centennial.

Vol. 18, No. 1 · 2014 Going Far, Part 9 Going Far Some genes take their time showing themselves. Part 9. BY JOE HENDERSON 36. The daughter SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, November 1973. Some stories are better… Joe Henderson · 23 min read Vol. 18, No. 1 · 2014 I’m Impressed With Everybody Every running club has outstanding runners. You can find these folks at or near the front of local road races. Some of them may also be… Dan Horvath · 13 min read Vol. 18, No. 1 · 2014 It’s Not About the Shirt The Shawangunk runners train in the Shawangunk Mountains, which are about two hours north of New York City. We usually run one or two marathons a… Fred Stewart · 8 min read Vol. 18, No. 1 · 2014 Moscow 2013 There are very few sports that you can both participate in as an athlete and cover as a journalist at the elite level. NFL reporters don’t… M. Nicole Nazzaro · 19 min read Vol. 17, No. 6 · 2013 My Most Unforgettable Marathon (Vol. 17, No. 6) BThe author at the glorious 100th running of the Boston Marathon, not far from the location where runners were stopped in the 2013 race. ▲ ©MarathonFoto… Cynci Calvin · 14 min read Vol. 17, No. 6 · 2013 The Death Of Jim Fixx “Running has not yet been shown to make people live longer.” —James F. Fixx, The Complete Book of Running During the summer of 1984, while lunching… Hal Higdon · 39 min read Vol. 17, No. 6 · 2013 My Good-Bye Marathon The halfway point of any marathon is a good time to assess how things are going, though these on-the-fly assessments can be treacherously tricky. Boston marathoners… Tom Hart · 28 min read Vol. 17, No. 3 · 2013 Fastest Marathons By Event And Theirtrends—Men Every year, big-city marathons such as New York, Boston, London, and Berlin are won in fast times. For example, four men’s world records have been set… Peter Harvey · 27 min read Vol. 17, No. 2 · 2013 Going Far, Part 4 Going Far A little booklet on long, slow distance set off a debate. Part 4. BY JOE HENDERSON 12. The book LOS ALTOS HILLS, CALIFORNIA, August… Joe Henderson · 20 min read Vol. 17, No. 2 · 2013 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 17, No. 2) SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, April 7, 2012—I can’t say that I fell naturally into trail running, though I’ve certainly fallen a lot—an awful lot, to be honest. If… Mark Kristula · 18 min read Vol. 17, No. 2 · 2013 Beating The Heat In Boston Weather reports weren’t looking good. Forecasts called for the temperature to hit almost 90 degrees in Boston on Patriots’ Day 2012, just in time for the… James L. Doti · 10 min read Vol. 17, No. 2 · 2013 In Defense Of Low Mileage Iwas within days of lining up for the start of the Rock ’n’ Roll Arizona Marathon, and the latest issue of Marathon & Beyond arrived. Hidden… Kirk Flatow · 17 min read Vol. 17, No. 2 · 2013 Boston Femme “M arathons may be conducted with the approval of the National Chairman.” With that single line on page 80 of the 1971-1972 Addendum to the Amateur… Paul Clerici · 14 min read Vol. 17, No. 1 · 2013 Vo,Max Is Not Sexy There was a series of Nike baseball commercials in the late 1990s all about how “chicks dig the long ball.” Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, two… Kirt Flatow · 3 min read Vol. 17, No. 1 · 2013 When The Phoenix Arises Six months after she won the Boston Marathon masters title and had her name literally etched in stone in its Centennial Monument alongside the likes of… Paul Clerici · 28 min read Vol. 17, No. 1 · 2013 The Rise Of Aims Most forms of sport are contested in a tightly controlled field of play: soccer, football, tennis, wrestling, track and field, basketball. Baseball is a hybrid: a… Richard Benyo · 9 min read Vol. 16, No. 6 · 2012 My Most Unforgettable Marathon (Vol. 16, No. 6) “I would rather be at the starting line of Boston than the finish line of any other marathon.”—Anonymous BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, Monday, April 19, 2010— Today is… Gideon Oswitch · 13 min read Vol. 16, No. 6 · 2012 D’Alessandris’S Inferno Since my article, “Seven Habits of Highly Annoying Runners,” appeared in the May/June 2008 issue of Marathon & Beyond, I have been flooded by fan mail… Lou Dalessandris · 11 min read Vol. 16, No. 5 · 2012 Jason Kehoe—In Memoriam “Some people cast shadows on one’s life, while others are etched in one’s being and their outline remains clear and strong forever. There are many shadows,… Toni Reavis · 4 min read Vol. 16, No. 5 · 2012 Countdown to the First Sub-2:00:00 The year 2011 was an incredible one for marathon performances. Along with a new world record (2:03:38 by Patrick Makau, September 25, Berlin) every one of… Ortlund, Hudson, And Martin · 17 min read Vol. 16, No. 4 · 2012 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 16, No. 4) BOONSBORO, MARYLAND, November 19, 2011—Until Saturday, November 19, 2011, I had never run farther than 26.2 miles at a time. I consider myself a marathoner and… Mark Yost · 21 min read Vol. 16, No. 3 · 2012 My Most Unforgettable Marathon (Vol. 16, No. 3) SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, May 30, 2003—The San Diego Airport is amazingly close to downtown. Step out of the terminal, turn left, and start walking. Half a… Richard A. Lovett · 16 min read Vol. 16, No. 3 · 2012 States The Family Way There is a certain nostalgic sense of romance whenever someone says he wants to travel the country: meeting real, down-to-earth people, experiencing great natural occurrences, feeling… Paul Clerici · 30 min read Vol. 16, No. 3 · 2012 The Complete Slob’S Guide To Marathon Running When you’re young and in great shape, running a marathon is a breeze. When you’re old and in great shape, running a marathon is less of… Bob Seidenstein · 25 min read
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