Long-form training pieces — periodization, tempo and threshold work, peaking and tapering, mileage progression, and recovery — written by elite coaches and runner-coaches across the magazine’s 19-year run.
On the Mark: May/June 1999 Editorial StaffDepartmentMay 19994 min FIRSTMARATHON.A young woman in the office where I work says she plans to run a marathon within the next year. She’s…
My Most Unforgettable: September/October 1998 Gayle BarronDepartmentSeptember 199813 min Ny Most Unforgettable ‘Marathon (And What | Learned From It) COURTESY OF GAYLE BARRON Gayle Barron, shown here in 1978 immediately…
On the Mark: September/October 1998 Mike TymnDepartmentSeptember 19984 min FREE FATTY ACIDUSE. I’ve been told that on long runs and during marathons, [should use water for the first 90 to…
Marathon Rating: Edmonton Festival Marathon Editorial StaffDepartmentMarch 19982 min ey eas elit We have weighed various aspects of a marathon within a 1,000-point scoring grid. Besides the author of the…
The Great Six-Day Races, Part 5 Ed DoddFeatureJanuary 199818 min What I Learned… USE A VARIETY OF SOURCES TO PREPARE YOURSELF While | believed that | had covered all the…
The Art of the Taper Mark ConoverFeatureJuly 19978 min The Art of Tapering With the Hard Training Behind You, the Last Few Weeks Offer Opportunities to Peak Mentally By MARK…
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: July/August 1997
Kathrine SwitzerColumnJuly 1997102 min
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: July/August 1997 Kathrine SwitzerColumnJuly 1997102 min On THE Road WITH Kathrine Switzer THE MIRACLE OF THE UNLIKELY WASHINGTON, D.C., April— Twenty-five years ago this…
My Most Unforgettable: May/June 1997 Rich HannaDepartmentMay 199719 min My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon … And What | Learned From It By RICH HANNA In the early miles of the World…
One Step Beyond Timothy MartinFeatureJanuary 199718 min . One Step Beyond SEE STRESSES SRD ALESIS CELEB TE TERNAL GES TA AO ETE When It Comes to Running Really Long, Be…
Analgesics: Cure or Curse? Robert Johnson, MdFeatureJanuary 199711 min Many Distance Runners Use Analgesics Indiscriminately. The Consequences Could Be the Ultimate Overuse Injury Los DISTANCE running is associated with pain—the…
Marathon 101 Richard BenyoFeatureJanuary 199721 min How Baron Pierre de Coubertin, Michel Breal, and Spiridon Loues Conspired to Create One of the World’s Toughest—And Most Enduring—Events T HE FIRST modern…
