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.
The Day Run Andy MilroyFeature201331 min From sun to sun, it’s a unique challenge. one notable 24-hour event in the 1980s, which neatly encapsulated the essence of the event. The…
We Are Running Experiments Tim TweitmeyerFeature20133 min We ie Running Experiments! With the running of this year’s event, the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run completed its 40th year as the…
The Founding Father Of Ultrarunning Rob HadgraftFeature201321 min How Arthur Newton became an accidental legend. Victoria was still on the throne. Diffident and self-effacing, he would never have contemplated that…
The 10 Most Important Marathons In History Hal HigdonFeature201385 min to the 1968 Trials in Colorado. David L. Costill, PhD, a young researcher whose athletic background was in swimming, showed…
Running A Marathon In The Black Forest James L. DotiFeature201311 min A unique experience. visit to the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, was high on my bucket A Since I…
Something Old, Something New Cara McLaurin EsauFeature201316 min The top 25 marathon finisher medals of 2012. he best marathon medals of 2012 not only spanned the continent but also [ss…
Renaissance Running Jeff KnappFeature201310 min When Florence calls, runners answer. be right near the top. Set in the heart of Italy’s Tuscany region, the flat and fast Florence (Firenze) Marathon…
The Good Book Tim ChamberlainFeature201315 min And the scribe who wrote it. “The essence of athletics is the pleasure you can get out of it.” Arthur Lydiard, Run to the…
Boston Femme Paul ClericiFeature201341 min the Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS), for marathons there was an estimate of at least 450 female finishers (235 in the US) in the…
Editorial: Vol. 17, No. 2 (2013) Richard BenyoEditorial201352 min Because magazines like this have long “lead times,” I’m writing this editorial for the March/April issue four days before the world…
Going Far, Part 3 Joe HendersonFeature201316 min […] special book bonus The first trip outside the United States was more than memorable. Part 3. 8. The Olympics EXICO CITY, MEXICO,…
