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.
How I Became Gary Fanelli, Part 4 Gary FanelliFeature201419 min How | Became Gary Fanelli And got myself to the 1988 Olympic Marathon. Part 4 of 4. in the Olympic…
Theironman Marathon Jose JimenezFeature201411 min Moving up to the Olympic distance required more training adaptation. The swim is long enough that by the time you get on the bike, the…
The Spy Who Ran In From the Cold Rich LimacherFeature201457 min In 1984 the RSA was totally banned from the Los Angeles Olympics. Later that same year, one of South…
Look Back In Wonder Tito MoralesFeature20149 min “Everyone was going to overheat,” Deena says. “I just wanted to be the last one to do so. That was my big thing—to…
The Women’S Marathon Holly Ortlund And David MartinFeature201411 min How has it changed in the 30 years since its debut as an Olympic event? hen the women’s marathon was voted…
How I Became Gary Fanelli, Part 3 Gary FanelliFeature201411 min | led the 1980 Olympic Marathon Trials for 17 miles, setting PRs at every distance, and ensuring a fast finishing…
Going Far, Part 12 Joe HendersonFeature201414 min When it comes to marathons, once is never enough. Part 12. 51. The summit OSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, April 1977. The Japanese have a saying…
Roger Robinson And Kathrine SwitzerFeature20143 min
Thom Gilligan: Marathon-Travel Man Roger Robinson And Kathrine SwitzerFeature20143 min Kathrine: Here’s another story. After he created running travel in the late 1970s, with the Bermuda Marathon one of his…
How I Became Gary Fanelli, Part 2 Gary FanelliFeature201420 min How | Became Gary Fanelli And got myself to the ‘88 Olympic Marathon. Part 2 of 4. Games after I…
How I Became Gary Fanelli, Part 1 Gary FanelliFeature20144 min back in Ardsley, outside of Philly, where I grew up, back living at home, still running and feeling this feeling…
Going Far, Part 10 Joe HendersonFeature201412 min This is my Pre view. Another, better one comes from someone who knew well this runner I never met. At the time when…
