Coverage of the New York City Marathon — the founding under Fred Lebow, the move from Central Park to the five-borough course, the 1992 Achilles triumphs, and modern-era reports.
About the Authors: July/August 2002 Editorial StaffJuly 20024 min ROGER ROBINSON was ranked number-one masters road racer in the world by The Runner magazine in 1980 and set a New…
Marathons Across America Editorial StaffJuly 200213 min Tonyand Robin run the Detroit Free Press Marathon in 1999, the year the race started and ended in Tiger Stadium. to more than…
My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 19, No. 6)
Mike BrooksFeature20154 min
My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 19, No. 6) Mike BrooksFeature20154 min […] miles, a personal best for three days by three-tenths of a mile. It’s not much over my previous…
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…
My New York City Marathon Ken FrickFeature20159 min A About 7,000 runners entered the New York City Marathon to run for nearly 300 charities, some large, many others small, but…
Largest Marathons And Their Trends Peter HarveyFeature201536 min Based on a six-year average using number of finishers. n 2014 at New York, a record for the most finishers in a…
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…
Musings Of An Accidental Ultramarathoner Richard DeitchFeature201413 min We learn as much in the wake of a race as we do while running it. n the late fall of 2012,…
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…
It’S Not Aboutthe Shirt Fred StewartFeature20146 min It’s Not About the Shirt two hours north of New York City. We usually run one or two marathons a year but as…
The Death Of Jim Fixx Hal HigdonFeature201336 min He launched the running boom, but…. “Running has not yet been shown to make people live longer.” —James F. Fixx, The Complete…