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Vol. 17, No. 4 · 2013 The Quiet Explosion In 24-Hour Running For most races, the goal is to determine who can run the fastest. This goes for all distances, including marathons and ultramarathons. For those of us… Dan Horvath · 15 min read Vol. 17, No. 4 · 2013 The 10 Most Important Marathons in History Humans have been running, if not racing, long distances probably since before the beginning of recorded time. But more often this was for survival rather than… Hal Higdon · 11 min read Vol. 17, No. 3 · 2013 Fastest Marathons By Event And Theirtrends—Men Every year, big-city marathons such as New York, Boston, London, and Berlin are won in fast times. For example, four men’s world records have been set… Peter Harvey · 27 min read Vol. 17, No. 2 · 2013 Going Far, Part 4 Going Far A little booklet on long, slow distance set off a debate. Part 4. BY JOE HENDERSON 12. The book LOS ALTOS HILLS, CALIFORNIA, August… Joe Henderson · 20 min read Vol. 17, No. 1 · 2013 Going Far, Part 3 Going Far The first trip outside the United States was more than memorable. Part 3. BY JOE HENDERSON 8. The Olympics MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, October 1968.… Joe Henderson · 18 min read Vol. 17, No. 1 · 2013 Forever French Zátopek A dozen years after the war, following his Olympic exploits, Mimoun was awarded France’s highest honor, the Légion d’Honneur. During that decade after the end… Pat Butcher · 34 min read Vol. 16, No. 6 · 2012 In Emil’s Footprints On July 27, 1952, in Helsinki, Czech distance runner Emil Zátopek ran his first marathon. And for some 60 years, that marathon has arguably been one… Richard Benyo · 33 min read Vol. 16, No. 5 · 2012 The Tale Of The Pied Piper Asudden thought occurred to me during a recent sleepless night: it has been 40 years since Frank Shorter’s Olympic marathon win at the 1972 Olympic Games.… Dan Horvath · 13 min read Vol. 16, No. 2 · 2012 Marathon Breakout When neophytes ask what I think they can do in the marathon, I usually tell them it will take three tries to find out. The first… Richard A. Lovett · 20 min read Vol. 16, No. 1 · 2012 The Women’S Marathon Movement Jacqueline, with Dr. Ernst van Aaken, one of the strongest advocates of women's running, in Waldniel, West Germany in 1974.Jacqueline won the 1973 Boston Marathon in… Jacqueline Hansen · 25 min read Vol. 16, No. 1 · 2012 Johnny John Joseph Kelley, who died on August 21, 2011, was the first American to win the Boston Marathon since the end of World War II. He… Rich Englehart · 19 min read Vol. 15, No. 6 · 2011 The Mystique Of The Marathon What would we do for fun if the Persians had won the Battle of Marathon? This thought occurred to me while I was in Greece last… Hal Higdon · 28 min read Vol. 15, No. 6 · 2011 Smash-Face Runners And Hooligans Shards of midday sun pierce budding branches and cast shadows on the pavement underfoot. Four-foot-high corridors of snow that protected either side of the running paths… Mackenzie Lobby · 10 min read M&B Vol. 15, No. 5 · 2011 Not Quite Cooperstown The best baseball players have Cooperstown, the best footballers have Canton, Ohio, and the best basketball players have Springfield, Massachusetts. So what do runners have—in particular,… Rich Limacher · 49 min read Vol. 15, No. 4 · 2011 Masters’ Yearly Marathon Best-Time Trends Upon becoming a master, it is no longer fair to compare yourself against runners many years your junior. Old Father Time ensures that we slow down,… Peter Harvey · 29 min read Vol. 15, No. 4 · 2011 Astaris Born Shortly after Shalane Flanagan’s marathon debut in New York City, she and her husband, Steve Edwards, boarded a plane for a trip to the Hawaiian Islands.… Tito Morales · 26 min read Vol. 15, No. 1 · 2011 Billy Mills And The Marathon On the final day of the XVIII Olympiad in Tokyo 47 years ago, an orphaned U.S. Marine second lieutenant, from the University of Kansas by way… Paul Clerici · 31 min read Vol. 15, No. 1 · 2011 Being Brad Hudson The athlete A native of Summit, New Jersey, and the son of a longshoreman, Brad first began running at age 9 when he joined a “run… Anna Heintz · 14 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 Shalane Flanagan: The Runners’ Daughter On November 7, 2010, Shalane Flanagan will line up at the foot of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in Staten Island for her first attempt at a marathon.… Tito Morales · 44 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 The Unstoppable 21St-Century Marathon Boom The Marathon’s 2,500th Anniversary The Unstoppable 21st-Century Marathon Boom Is there no end in sight to the growth in marathoning? by Don Allison As odd as… Don Allison · 19 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 Along And Dusty Run The Marathon’s 2,500th Anniversary A Long and Dusty Run Having run in Athens three times in a half century, the author prepares for one last trip… Hal Higdon · 16 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 The Origins Of The Marathon The Marathon’s 2,500th Anniversary The Origins of the Marathon Why was the 1896 Olympic Marathon held over the longest route from Marathon to Athens? And was… Andy Milroy · 28 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 Three Legends Conspire The Marathon’s 2,500th Anniversary Three Legends Conspire Several ancient Greek legends and a 19th-century Greek peasant inspire a unique athletic event: the marathon. And then export… Hal Higdon · 15 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 Musings From Marathon The Marathon’s 2,500th Anniversary Musings From Marathon How the marathon ignited the women’s running revolution and in the process changed world thinking about women. by Kathrine… Kathrine Switzer · 12 min read
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