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Vol. 13, No. 4 · 2009 My Most Unforgettable Marathon (Vol. 13, No. 4) FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, May 19, 2007—Sometimes in the pursuit of a dream, what becomes most unforgettable are the people you cross paths with and the treasured… Bryce Gaudian · 17 min read M&B Vol. 13, No. 4 · 2009 The Pain Of (Paying For) The Marathon Ready or not, marathoners, the $200 entry fee has arrived. It’s true—for those runners lucky enough to gain entry into the Boston Marathon through the race’s… Don Allison · 20 min read Vol. 13, No. 3 · 2009 See How He Runs He is perhaps the best American distance runner that you've never heard of, and perhaps the unlikeliest. At 6 feet tall with long hair, he doesn't… Jeff Horowitz · 22 min read Vol. 12, No. 4 · 2008 Ryan Hall The men’s Olympic Marathon Trials come around only once every four years, and the stakes are always high. On the morning of November 3, 2007, 130… Tito Morales · 40 min read Vol. 11, No. 5 · 2007 Terry Versus The Marathon: Round Three Hey! Remember me, the kid who wrote that awful New York City Marathon report a year ago? Well, I caught the marathon bug, ran the Boston… Terry Moore · 14 min read Vol. 11, No. 5 · 2007 Race Against Time Runners run for reasons that reason sometimes doesn’t understand . . . As I lay on the operating table, I heard the doctor say, “Let’s get… Arnold Hogarth · 19 min read Vol. 11, No. 4 · 2007 My Most Unforgettable Marathon: July/August 2007 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, April 15, 2002—From 1987 to 2001, it was the same old story for me. Every year I was sure to be among the manic… John Dudas · 14 min read Vol. 11, No. 2 · 2007 “Young John” Kelley Editor’s note: April 20, 2007, will mark the 50th anniversary of John J. Kelley’s Boston Marathon win. Young Johnny Kelley was the only American to win… Richard Benyo · 35 min read Vol. 10, No. 2 · 2006 The Art Of Media Coverage Ever hear of Hopkinton? Heartbreak Hill? Kenmore Square? Chances are you have. And whether you live in Arizona, Oklahoma, or the Carolinas, these Boston Marathon landmarks… Paul Cler · 27 min read Vol. 10, No. 2 · 2006 Running’s Woodstock Were you there? Did you attend the greatest rock ’n’ roll gathering of all time? Woodstock was a one-of-a-kind event attended by thousands. It was a… Dan Horvath · 11 min read Vol. 10, No. 2 · 2006 Tale Of Two Bostons Race director David McGillivray, dressed in silver jacket and red cap, both bearing the logo of the Boston Athletic Association, moves like a water bug across… Hal Higdon · 13 min read Vol. 10, No. 1 · 2006 End Run Isaiah Douglas lives for running. He has competed in 20 marathons, including 10 Bostons, and hundreds of shorter events. Six days a week, usually during the… Stephen Prudhomme · 13 min read Vol. 9, No. 6 · 2005 The Berlin Marathon On October 13, 1974, when race organizer Horst Milde rounded up a little over 250 runners on an undulating course through the woods of West Berlin,… Udo Hildenstab · 16 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 Thirty Phone Booths to Boston, Part 4 The first five installments appeared in our last five issues. (APRIL 1981) THIRTY PHONE BOOTHS TO BOSTON The premarathon press conference was nearly over. Dozens of… Don Kardong · 39 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 Running For A Higher Purpose The New York City Marathon Provides a Perfect Venue for Good Works. BY F AT H E R J A M E S J . M… Father James J. Maher, C.M. · 7 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. 6, No. 5 · 2002 Just Call Me Jock Chapters 1 through 4 appeared in the May/June and July/August issues. CHAPTER 5 "Fear the man who comes to the race with his clothes in a… Editorial Staff · 32 min read Vol. 6, No. 5 · 2002 Chicago Turns 25 THE MARATHON had reached its moment of truth. The lakefront course turned northward and I could see the lead runner, a Canadian, silhouetted against the skyscrapers… Kathrine Switzer · 14 min read Vol. 6, No. 2 · 2002 Marathon Lessons from the “King of the Roads” WELL, IT'S early Sunday morning, and here I am back out on the roads. There are those who view Sunday mornings as a sacred time of… Editorial Staff · 8 min read Vol. 6, No. 1 · 2002 Show Me the Money THE HISTORY of prize money in road racing is a complex tale filled with tragedy, politics, threats, money, sex, quid pro quos, the International Olympic Committee,… Kathrine Switzer · 30 min read Vol. 2, No. 5 · 1998 My Most Unforgettable Marathon If I had to pick just one race, it would not be one from the height of my racing career in the 1970s, but rather it… Gayle Barron · 13 min read Vol. 2, No. 3 · 1998 London Marathoning: Then and Now As a born-and-bred Londoner and, in childhood, a survivor of the Blitz of 1940–41, I am naturally very attached to this historic city. "A man who… Editorial Staff · 19 min read
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