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New York City Marathon

71 articles — 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.

Vol. 10, No. 5 · 2006 What Monkey? “Y ou’ll be back.” “No I won’t. There’s no point to it. It’s a godless course, and you can’t run it. I don’t see the point.… Chris O'Connor · 21 min read Vol. 10, No. 5 · 2006 Terry’s NYCM Totally Rockin’ Race Report! So without any further Freddy Adu . . . TRAINING I was a huge slacker this past summer. I loved the really hot days, since it… Terry Moore · 13 min read Vol. 10, No. 5 · 2006 Tony, Here’s Why Recently, my son sent me an e-mail. He was bummed out; his running was going poorly, his new job demanded too much of his time, and… Sal Citarella · 10 min read Vol. 10, No. 4 · 2006 Dialog with Don On the weekend of the 2005 Utica, New York, Boilermaker 15K, running legends Greg Meyer, Bob Schul, and Don Kardong were inducted into the National Distance… Bob Kopac · 15 min read M&B Vol. 10, No. 3 · 2006 Marathon Training Odyssey Editor’s note: In the last issue, we were introduced to that eclectic training group from New York State, the Shawangunk Runners, aka the Gunks. They are… Fred Stewart · 30 min read Vol. 10, No. 3 · 2006 Worlds Apart: Women We Love Two very different women runners, who live in wildly disparate places 10,000 miles apart, share the same dream. One is old enough to be the other’s… Kathrine Switzer · 8 min read Vol. 10, No. 3 · 2006 Race Directors, Inc. Amarathon has it all. There are records forged by elite and amateur athletes. There are cheaters such as Rosie Ruiz in the 1980 Boston Marathon. There… Paul Cler · 29 min read Vol. 10, No. 1 · 2006 Half-Marathon Training That Will Improve Your Performance In the previous two parts of this three-part series on the half-marathon, we have reviewed (a) how to set a meaningful and realistic half-marathon goal, (b)… Guy Avery · 32 min read Vol. 9, No. 6 · 2005 Letter From The Middle Of The Pack November 1990 Dear Todd, here’s the promised account of my New York City Marathon adventure. I think you will see why running has taken on a… William B. Latter · 13 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 The Marathon Thattriedto Kill Me November 7, 2004. It is just before noon, I am running on First Avenue, approaching the 18-mile marker of the ING New York City Marathon, and… Darris Blackford · 23 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 2 · 2005 How Long Should Your Long Run Be? It has been called the cornerstone or backbone of marathon training. It has been called the marathoner’s bread and butter. Most succinctly, it has been called… Dan Horvath · 16 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 Thirty Phone Booths to Boston, Part 1 The first two chapters of Don Kardong’s book appeared in our November/December issue. SEPTEMBER 1983 MY OLD BUICK I had gone through ten miles of the… Don Kardong · 29 min read Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 Common Spaces 1 Previously, in her “On the Road” column for this magazine [July/August, 2002], ultrarunner Ellen McCurtin observed: “Our modern world is certainly not pedestrian friendly.” I thought… Editorial Staff · 10 min read Vol. 6, No. 5 · 2002 New York 2001 WHEN MY running buddy Gif Thornton's fourth child arrived, he and his wife decided he would not run New York in 2001. I also decided to… Editorial Staff · 20 min read M&B Vol. 6, No. 1 · 2002 About THE Authors MICHAEL WILLE is a graduate of the CIA. No, not that CIA. The Culinary Institute of America. He enjoys adventure, travel, culinary arts, and, of course,… Editorial Staff · 1 min read M&B Vol. 6, No. 1 · 2002 Editorial: January/February 2002 Show Me ‘the Money The History of Prize Money in Road Racing. By GAIL KISLEVITZ T HE HISTORY of prize money in road racing is a… Art Versus Science · 7 min read Vol. 2, No. 1 · 1998 Graduation to the Marathon "Uh-huh." "Only, I happen to know what you're thinking. You're thinking you'll run that damn Boston Marathon with Georgie. Isn't that right?" "Well, . . .… John J. Kelley · 13 min read M&B Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 On the Mark: July/August 1997 RUNNING WITH MEN. I’m a 25-year-old woman whoruns 40 miles per week but is considering moving up to the marathon. My heroines, Grete Waitz, Joan Benoit… Editorial Staff · 5 min read Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 Philadelphia Marathon The City of Brotherly Love has been embracing marathoners for more than 25 years. Unfortunately, neither marathoners nor sponsors seem eager to embrace it back, despite… Editorial Staff · 11 min read Vol. 1, No. 3 · 1997 Where Are America’s World-Class Marathoners? THE AMERICA era of marathon running began at 2:22:17 P.M. eastern standard time on April 19, 1968, when Amby Burfoot crossed the finish line at the… Editorial Staff · 29 min read Vol. 1, No. 3 · 1997 Bigger is Better FINDING THE PERFECT MARATHON WHOEVER COINED the tidy little axiom "the more, the merrier" must have recently run a megamarathon. In New York, London, Honolulu, Paris,… Sarah Lorge · 10 min read Vol. 1, No. 3 · 1997 Large is Marvelous When it comes to defining the perfect dimensions of a marathon, a large race (2,000 to 10,000 runners) has everything going for it and very little… Scott Keenan And Julie Peters · 9 min read Vol. 1, No. 3 · 1997 Wineglass Marathon CRYSTAL-CLEAR, 65-degree days and cloudless, moonlit 25-degree nights create some strange magic on the flora and landscape of upstate New York in early October. Long, bowing… Editorial Staff · 13 min read

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