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M&B Vol. 5, No. 6 · 2001 Quality Seconds This article is for those occasions when, for whatever perverse reason, you've decided to do two marathons with 12 weeks or less between them. Though doing… 18 min read Vol. 5, No. 2 · 2001 The Couple That Runs Together Rusty would too. The rest of the workout was more of the same: a pyramid of distances from 400 meters to 800 meters, and then back… 19 min read Vol. 4, No. 4 · 2000 Running Was My Best Friend (age 40, 9 completed marathons, 2:12 PR) WHEN I first began running in high school, I hated it. The possibility of running a marathon seemed about… 6 min read Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 It All Works—At Least on Paper On paper, this structure had the simple majesty of a DNA double helix. In reality, it created rival fiefdoms, complete with (sometimes quite literal) turf battles.… 11 min read Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 Beating the Heat Beating the Heat WEATHER EXPERTS consider the United States and Canada temperate regions, but try telling that to a runner in New Orleans or Phoenix in… 23 min read Vol. 1, No. 3 · 1997 Trends in Elite-Level Marathon Performances THE PIONEERING exercise physiologist Archibald Hill concluded long ago (1924) that one could learn much about the limits of athletic performance by studying the results of… 22 min read Vol. 6, No. 6 · 2002 Collecting on the Run IT BEGAN with tobacco cards, of all things. Here I was, a guy who hated anything associated with cigarettes, fascinated by a pile of early-20th-century cards—distributed… 14 min read Vol. 6, No. 4 · 2002 Just Call Me Jock Chapters 1 and 2 of Just Call Me Jock appeared in our May/June 2002 issue. CHAPTER 3 "Use the opportunity . . . "—Frank Semple to… 35 min read · 2002 On THE Road WITH Ellen McCurtin SEE JULIA RUN Julia Kirtland won the women's national marathon championship in February 1997 when she was 31 years old. It was a breakthrough performance and… 18 min read Vol. 6, No. 2 · 2002 Running With the Dragons IT'S A Sunday morning in Beijing, and the 2000 Chicago Marathon is 10 weeks away. I'm two hours and 29 minutes into a two-hour and 30-minute… 24 min read Vol. 6, No. 2 · 2002 The Pheidippides Legend: The Marathon THE WORD "marathon" did not appear in English language dictionaries prior to the mid-1890s. Today it refers to a footrace run on a predetermined course—typically 42,195… 14 min read Vol. 6, No. 4 · 2002 Running in Literature: Coming Into the Modern Age, the Literature Sprints Ahead. Part 4 of 5 18. The Unforgiving Minute: Into the Modern Age Running is about intense and committed effort. Running is also about free and joyful movement. The first surely… Roger Robinson · 32 min read Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 The History of the Marathon in Canada “Where is it now, the glory and the dream?” (From Ode, Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood by William Wordsworth, 1770-1850) You could call… Marion E. Raycheba · 25 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 Don’t Exercise—Train! In chapter 16 of my book Run Tall, Run Easy, the Ultimate Guide to Better Running Mechanics, I discuss the concept of sequential, progressive development of… Gerard Pearlberg · 115 min read M&B · 2001 Miles Make Champions It is May 1972, and I am 19 years old. I'm sitting in the left-field bleachers at Parc Jarry in Montreal, watching the San Diego Padres… Editorial Staff · 17 min read · 1999 The Search for Bréal I presumed that since de Coubertin had saved many things the letter must be in the IOC (International Olympic Committee) archives in Lausanne. Unfortunately, the IOC's… Karl Lennartz · 7 min read · 2001 On The Road With Joe LeMay MOVING UP TO ULTRAS Lately, with all the physical ailments I've been suffering, thanks largely to about 12 years of 100-plus-mile weeks, I've been doing a… Kathrine Switzer · 8 min read Vol. 19, No. 6 · 2015 The 1968 Olympic Marathon Trials Over the years, as I have returned to run again the marathons of my youth, I find myself feeling more and more out of place, a… Joe Head · 28 min read Vol. 19, No. 5 · 2015 My Most Unforgettable Marathon DULUTH, MINNESOTA, June 20, 2015—As I sit here on a plane, flying over the Midwest, heading back to my home in Saint George, Utah, a smile… Amber Green · 10 min read Vol. 19, No. 5 · 2015 Running Fortime Imagine an ultra with no cutoffs, no sweep vehicle, and no DNFs! This is what you get with fixed-time ultras. According to runningintheusa.com, there are 190… Phil Mccarthy · 52 min read Vol. 19, No. 2 · 2015 Wreathed In Glory The crowning of an olive-branch wreath atop the winner’s head at the Boston Marathon is far from a cliché. There is a deep, soulful connection and… Paul Clerici · 24 min read Vol. 19, No. 1 · 2015 The Path To 42K Why run the marathon? However simple that question may be, the answer can vary as much as the field itself on race day. Whether the runner… Paul Clerici · 26 min read Vol. 19, No. 1 · 2015 Under Two Hours—And Beyond The marathon: a magic distance and event, one that requires ambition, planning, determination, courage, persistence, stamina, and endurance, all traits the Greek messenger Pheidippides was required… Pj. Christman · 13 min read Vol. 19, No. 1 · 2015 Preserved The ancient Greeks showed their love and loyalty to their gods, heroes, and teachers by immortalizing them with statues. Their aim was to show men moving,… Gail Kislevitz · 17 min read
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