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321 articles — Looks back across more than a century of marathon and ultramarathon running — from Pheidippides and the founding of the modern marathon at the 1896 Athens Olympics, through the post-war American boom, to the Salazar/Beardsley era and the modern explosion. The Marathon & Beyond archive is unusually rich in long-form running history.

Vol. 10, No. 6 · 2006 The Naziolympics Adolf Hitler, as a young man, was a runner. He did not run on cinder tracks or across lush green meadows but through the lethal fields… T.R.Healy · 14 min read M&B Vol. 10, No. 5 · 2006 Editorial: September/October 2006 Journalism No, not the kind of journalism that journalists used to practice: the Who, What, When, and Where kind of objective reporting of an event. In… Richard Benyo · 6 min read Vol. 10, No. 4 · 2006 Behind The Wall “C oop! You dirty dog!” Jack Cooper looked around for the source of the voice but saw no one he immediately recognized. He was sitting, back… Michael J. Greenwalt · 27 min read Vol. 10, No. 4 · 2006 Dialog with Don On the weekend of the 2005 Utica, New York, Boilermaker 15K, running legends Greg Meyer, Bob Schul, and Don Kardong were inducted into the National Distance… Bob Kopac · 15 min read Vol. 10, No. 4 · 2006 Around Mount St.Helens In a soupy fog, author Mike McQuaide runs past a waterfall at the bottom of one of Mount St. Helens's many gorges. Water is plentiful but… Mike McQua · 8 min read Vol. 10, No. 2 · 2006 My Most Unforgettable Marathon (Vol. 10, No. 2) You can have anything you want, if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to… Patti Catalano Dillon · 16 min read Vol. 10, No. 2 · 2006 Hatfield-Mccoy Marathon "Devil Anse" Hatfield, aka Jerry Akers.ake a challenging, two-state course, add an historic family feud, a few goats, small mountain children, a stray dog or two,… Denise Dillon · 10 min read Vol. 10, No. 2 · 2006 Training With The Gunks INTRODUCTION Whether this is your first marathon and your goal is simply finishing or this is your last marathon before you hang up your jock strap… Fred Stewart · 29 min read Vol. 10, No. 1 · 2006 Sheehan On Running INTRODUCTION BY JOE HENDERSON Dr. George Sheehan beat his own doctors’ time-left forecasts by many years, but his end finally came in late 1993. Soon afterward,… Dr. George Sheehan · 33 min read Vol. 10, No. 1 · 2006 There And Back Isat in the dark theater, gazing up at the image on the screen. It was of a man pumping his arms rhythmically as he ran over… Jeff Horow · 28 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 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. 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 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 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. 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 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 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. 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 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 Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 Run Long, Walk Short, At the 2004 Napa Valley Marathon, where I was part of the marathon college, a day-long series of seminars and round table discussions staffed by marathoning… Move Forever · 14 min read M&B Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 The Ancient Marathoner ON the ROAD WITH JOE HENDERSON We met in person only once, and then for less than an hour almost 30 years ago. Yet I count… Joe Henderson · 2 min read
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