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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. 2, No. 5 · 1998 My Most Unforgettable Marathon If I had to pick just one race, it would not be one from the height of my racing career in the 1970s, but rather it… Gayle Barron · 13 min read M&B Vol. 2, No. 5 · 1998 The Three Stages of the Marathon would be a strange, incongruous sight in any other context. Here, at Boston, in the race hotel, it’s normal. It goes on for three days. If… Editorial Staff · 85 min read Vol. 2, No. 5 · 1998 On the Road with Roger Robinson BACKSTAGE AT BOSTON BOSTON, Friday, April 17th, 9:00 A.M.—"The marathon? It's great. I love it. All kindsa people run it. I've got friends who have run… Kathrine Switzer · 13 min read Vol. 2, No. 2 · 1998 The Great Six-Day Races Here's a quick summary of Parts I through VII of The Great Six-Day Races, which appeared in the first seven issues of Marathon & Beyond. —… Ed Dodd · 25 min read Vol. 2, No. 2 · 1998 My Most Unforgettable Marathon My wife Jessie busies herself making my lunch while I cram in the last of my breakfast—orange juice, wheat toast, a scrambled egg, and coffee. As… Editorial Staff · 15 min read M&B Vol. 2, No. 2 · 1998 Everything Is Relative EACH PERSON has a peak in life relative to various skills, after which those skills diminish. This fact is as immutable as gravity. It is also… Editorial Staff · 18 min read Vol. 2, No. 1 · 1998 The Comrades Marathon Bruce Fordyce: Comrades Legend YEARPOSITIONTIME 1977436:45:00 1978146:11:00 197935:51:15 198025:40:31 198115:37:28 198215:34:22 198315:30:12 198415:27:18 198515:37:01 198615:24:07# 198715:37:01 198815:27:42 1989DNR*--- 199015:40:25 19913286:57:02 1992DNR--- 1993DNR--- 1994196:01:54 19952232‡8:42:48 19963296:59:30 #… Editorial Staff · 9 min read Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 On the Road with Kathrine Switzer THE MIRACLE OF THE UNLIKELY WASHINGTON, D.C., April— Twenty-five years ago this spring, I came down from New York City to visit my parents in Virginia.… Kathrine Switzer · 8 min read M&B Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 Letters to the Editor: July/August 1997 Letters DOWN ON DERDERIAN Tom Derderian, the statistical stickler, was ready, willing, and able to rag on the BAA for its “premature party” in his March… Editorial Staff · 2 min read Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 Philadelphia Marathon The City of Brotherly Love has been embracing marathoners for more than 25 years. Unfortunately, neither marathoners nor sponsors seem eager to embrace it back, despite… Editorial Staff · 11 min read Vol. 1, No. 3 · 1997 Large is Marvelous When it comes to defining the perfect dimensions of a marathon, a large race (2,000 to 10,000 runners) has everything going for it and very little… Scott Keenan And Julie Peters · 9 min read M&B Vol. 1, No. 3 · 1997 Editorial: Downhill Running DOWNHILL RUNNING The main feature of this issue is a survey titled "Where Are America's World-Class Marathoners?" The survey was inspired by the increasingly abysmal showing… Richard Benyo · 5 min read Vol. 1, No. 1 · 1997 Walking the Walk "Che va piano va lontano e sano.Che va forte va a la morte." —Old Italian saying In Italian, piano means slow and easy. Liberal translation: If… Joe Oakes · 25 min read

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