Race reports and travel writing from London, Berlin, Tokyo, Paris, Sydney, Dublin, the Comrades in Pietermaritzburg, and dozens of smaller marathons around the world.
The Hand Of Friendship Roger RobinsonFeature201516 min Dick Beardsley at the 1981 London Marathon: a symbol for the new running movement. April 26, 2015. All finishers, more than 35,000 of…
Autumn Marathons Marsha WhiteFeature201522 min The sweet season. irst, a confession: I am addicted to racing, and the time of year is irrelevant Fc me. Unless a race is canceled…
Ten Top Marathons In the United States Hal HigdonFeature20152 min A biased look by a runner who has done 111. i hat are your top 10 marathons to run in…
Running, Racing, And Death Brian BurkFeature201511 min If you’ve got to go, and we all ultimately do… t was a regular Wednesday night. It was another routine dinner after a…
Running Reykjavik Jeff KnappFeature20159 min “They come from the land of the ice and snow, of the midnight sun where the hot springs flow:”* Marathon, and it was celebrated in…
Under Two Hours—And Beyond Pj. ChristmanFeature201511 min Is the sub-2:00 marathon possible? ing, determination, courage, persistence, stamina, and endurance, all traits the Greek messenger Pheidippides was required to possess for…
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…
Running The World Marathon Majors Cindy O. BishopFeature20146 min Marathon before marathon Boston, New York City, and London require up to four hours outside waiting around in the Athletes’ Village…
Fastest Marathons By Event And Theirtrends—Women Peter HarveyFeature201427 min Fastest Marathons by Event and Their Trends— Women Based on a six-year average using winning times. very year, big-city marathons such…
Going Far, Part 8 Joe HendersonFeature201318 min An opportunity to meet the most famous track “nobody. Part 8. and long enough connected to the sport to have memories reaching back…
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…