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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. 3 · 2000 Track Time LOOKING BACK at my college running days in the mid-1970s, the memories of doing workouts on the track emerge with crystal clarity. At that time, I… 6 min read Vol. 4, No. 3 · 2000 Marathon Training: More From Less WELCOME TO the third part of this special five-part series on optimal marathon training. While the first two parts dealt with general training principles and the… 20 min read Vol. 2, No. 5 · 1998 Hanging with the Legends Flashback 30+ Years It was the summer of 1960. The place was Rome. In less than an hour a shoemaker from Auckland, New Zealand, became a… 13 min read Vol. 2, No. 1 · 1998 Marathon Training DAY 1 TIP: View the marathon as the Mount Everest of running. It's a peak that every runner dreams of scaling at least once. You too… 15 min read Vol. 2, No. 1 · 1998 Shoeing Away Winter Some snowshoe racers feel the sport should remain just as it is, sans standardization. These independent individuals believe there are enough rules and regulations in the… 15 min read · 2002 Basic Training for a 3:00 Marathon Parts 1 and 2 of Rich Benyo's marathon training series appeared in our last two issues and covered training for a first and 3:30 marathon, respectively.… 28 min read Vol. 6, No. 1 · 2002 My Most Unforgettable Marathon DULUTH, MINNESOTA, June 20, 1981—Many people think my most unforgettable marathon was the "Duel in the Sun" with Alberto Salazar at the April 1982 Boston Marathon.… 15 min read M&B Vol. 6, No. 1 · 2002 YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary) AUTO MANUFACTURERS are careful to qualify their gas mileage claims with the phrase, "Your mileage may vary." And so it is with distance running. What works… 14 min read Vol. 6, No. 1 · 2002 Basic Training for the Marathon When the marathon was created as a special Olympic Games event in 1896, it was considered by many sports enthusiasts to border on cruel and unusual… 12 min read Vol. 3, No. 6 · 1999 Six Fifty-Two SIX MINUTES and 52 seconds. For 11 years, these numbers had burned in my psyche. Six minutes and 52 seconds—the pace per mile I would need… Dan Horvath · 10 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 M&B Vol. 6, No. 4 · 2002 On THE Mark PROPER TAPERING. I've been getting some conflicting advice on tapering properly for a marathon. Some people are telling me that I should just gradually cut back… Editorial Staff · 6 min read M&B Vol. 19, No. 6 · 2015 Comrades Some people would say that there are two kinds of ultrarunners: those who have run Comrades, and those who want to. Comrades is famous in the… Jeff Horowitz · 23 min read Vol. 19, No. 6 · 2015 Self-Coaching Using Your Gps Watch In the vast universe of all things related to running, there is an empty space next to the signpost that says, “Here be the analysis tools… Phil Miller · 16 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 For the Long Run I’ve been running regularly for the past eight years, though I consider myself a lifelong runner. I started when I was 11, when my dad and… Holly Hight · 44 min read M&B Vol. 19, No. 4 · 2015 The Long Run The key component of marathon training. An excerpt from Running a Marathon For Dummies. by Jason R. Karp, PhD The long run is, unsurprisingly, the key… Jason R. Karp · 22 min read Vol. 19, No. 1 · 2015 The Pacer “Y ou should train for a marathon. Philly is in November,” I said. “I’ll do it if you promise to train and pace me,” she said.… Michael Green · 20 min read Vol. 19, No. 1 · 2015 The Third Olympian Editor’s note: During the 1970s, the United States dominated the marathon, especially when it came to international competition. During that era, the Fukuoka Marathon in Japan… Hal Higdon · 32 min read Vol. 18, No. 6 · 2014 Heart Of Awarrior The official title of what is commonly called the “Baker to Vegas Relay” is “The Challenge Cup Relay,” which has been running since 1985. The event… Jacqueline Hansen · 29 min read
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