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.
In Your Dreams John KestonFeatureMarch 199819 min John Keston IN YOUR DREAMS @® 55 He is now a full-fledged long-distance runner and shows great promise, having become one of the…
Marathon Rating: Edmonton Festival Marathon Editorial StaffDepartmentMarch 19982 min ey eas elit We have weighed various aspects of a marathon within a 1,000-point scoring grid. Besides the author of the…
Edmonton Festival Editorial StaffFeatureMarch 199815 min speed.” On the next lap Rowell carried an Irish flag and Fitzgerald an American flag. They ran a lap with the flags in their…
Graduation to the Marathon. . . Sort of John J. KelleyFeatureJanuary 199816 min unchallenged as the world leader. The United States has far more marathoners per capita than any other…
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: January/February 1998
Kathrine SwitzerColumnJanuary 199878 min
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: January/February 1998 Kathrine SwitzerColumnJanuary 199878 min On THE Road WITH Kathrine Switzer “YA GOTTA HAVE HEART” ATHENS, GREECE, August—Eight days before the Track and…
The Great Six-Day Races, Part 4 Ed DoddFeatureJuly 199731 min =u The Great A History in Six Parts: Part IV American Pedestrian Edward Payson Weston Turns Runner and Defies His…
Philadelphia Marathon: Editorial StaffFeatureJuly 199712 min Philadelphia Marathon A Race with Everything Going for It, Except the Big Sponsor OFFICE OF THE CITY REPRESENTATIVE, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, 5: CITY of…
The Great Six-Day Races, Part 3 Ed DoddFeatureMay 199728 min [uw The Great una Six-Day Races A History in Six Parts: Part Ill American Daniel O’Leary Defends the Championship Belt…
Two Generations of Marathoners Editorial StaffFeatureMay 19977 min paying jobs right out of college as teachers or Peace Corps workers. They didn’t expect to graduate and start a job in…
The Great Six-Day Races, Part 1 Ed DoddFeatureJanuary 199727 min su The Great Pettey Six-Day Races A History in Six Parts There Is Little New under the Sun. Just When…
Editorial: March/April 1998 Richard BenyoEditorialMarch 19981 min “Mastering” the Distance A preamble to our six-article special section on life in the masters lane. The Edge of Might Timothy Martin Some…
