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Ultramarathon

245 articles — Coverage of running beyond 26.2 miles — Comrades, Western States, Badwater, Spartathlon, JFK 50, the Self-Transcendence races, and the early 24-hour and trans-American efforts. Marathon & Beyond was one of the first running publications to give serious editorial weight to the ultra distances.

M&B · 2001 On THE Mark DOES RUNNING LOWER hormone levels so much that one could miscarry? I got pregnant at a time when I was running 50 miles a week. I… Editorial Staff · 4 min read M&B Vol. 3, No. 1 · 1999 Changing Ultras to Marathons BY DICK AND RICK HOYT, THE FATHER AND SON TEAM Dick Hoyt is a Vietnam veteran who has been pushing his 1,000-pound Suntrike with his disabled… Editorial Staff · 1 min read M&B Vol. 3, No. 1 · 1999 What Makes A Winner? BY IAN L. JACKSON COACHING CONSULTANTIUA The only way to find out is to run an ultra. Check out the newsletter archives at http://www.running_times.com or log… Ian L. Jackson · 1 min read M&B · 2000 Wobble to Death, Part 2 SS Wobble Book a to Death i e ee A Classic Novel Uncovered: Murder at a Six-Day Race: Part | by Peter Lovesey Editor’s Note—There are… Peter Lovesey · 24 min read · 2001 Following Pheidippedes AT A minute before midnight in Malendreni, a small village in the northeastern Peloponnese, it is very noisy. Everyone in town is on the broad porch… Editorial Staff · 25 min read M&B · 2000 Wounded Warriers Wounded Warriors Savvy Runners Avoid Repeating Injuries— and If They Do Get Injured, They Come Back Stronger Than Ever. BY DAVE KROMER UNNING INJURIES. Nearly everyone… Dave Kromer · 9 min read M&B · 1997 Leveling the Boston Course In the 99 years that the Boston Marathon has been run, athletes from the West Coast have won the men's open division only three times: Alvaro… Editorial Staff · 8 min read Vol. 19, No. 6 · 2015 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 19, No. 6) QUEENS, NEW YORK, April 22-May 2, 2009—This was a fund-raiser for Camp Sunshine, with a goal of raising $10,000. Camp Sunshine is located in Maine and… Mike Brooks · 15 min read M&B Vol. 19, No. 6 · 2015 What’s New in Running Research Several studies relative to endurance running have recently been published, and the following provides a brief synopsis of each. * * * Kusy, K., and J.… Douglas Jordan · 11 min read Vol. 19, No. 6 · 2015 Return From Burnout ACourtesy of Cascades Lake Relay s I barreled down the highway toward Bend, I thought I’d fallen out of love permanently. I was on my third… Holly Hight · 12 min read Vol. 19, No. 6 · 2015 Into the Maine Woods Would you like to travel through time? Of course you would! So how about traveling back to 1981 and Chicago’s Lakefront to witness one of the… Rich Limacher · 23 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. 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. 4 · 2015 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 19, No. 4) EAGLE, WISCONSIN, June 5, 2010—To finish, I needed to do more than put one foot in front of the other. I also needed a black 50-gallon… Clint Cherepa · 13 min read Vol. 19, No. 4 · 2015 My Most Unforgettable Pacing The conditions for the 2006 Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run were rather grim. After a particularly snowy winter there was still plenty of the white stuff… Zeke Zucker · 28 min read Vol. 19, No. 4 · 2015 The Audacity Of Cavinwoodward You would think—in theory at least—that the key to being a top ultrarunner is to be single minded, well organized, and happy to toil for hours… Rob Hadgraft · 24 min read Vol. 19, No. 4 · 2015 Stopped Worrying About The Race The author with Canadian runner Sylvie Boisvert before the start of the race. ▲ The 10-day winners and 6-day winners of the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence Race.Courtesy… Phil Mccarthy · 8 min read Vol. 19, No. 4 · 2015 Twenty-Four Hours, Minute By Minute Saturday, September 20, 2014 6:25 a.m. “You mean they’re really going to run for 24 hours?” Reluctant Race Director Dan (RRD for short, because RRDD has… Dan Horvath · 20 min read Vol. 19, No. 3 · 2015 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 19, No. 3) LAKE CHABOT, CALIFORNIA, October 11, 2014—The first time you taste the incredible magic of breaking the 26.2-mile barrier, you feel like a child. A frontier, previously… Devon Kelts · 12 min read Vol. 19, No. 2 · 2015 The Death Valley 300 The 1987 United States versus United Kingdom race nudged the course to a new level. Part 2. by Richard Benyo Chapter 2: The Long & Winding… Richard Benyo · 34 min read Vol. 19, No. 2 · 2015 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 19, No. 2) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, July 26-27, 2014—In the past year, I have run my fair share of races, all as part of a New Year’s resolution to… Tyler Hill · 14 min read M&B Vol. 19, No. 2 · 2015 Distance Running—and Racing—in the Ancient World In reality, if de Coubertin and Breal had wanted historical accuracy, they should have stuck with shorter races. The premier events of the ancient Olympics (which… Pam Nourse · 9 min read Vol. 19, No. 1 · 2015 The Death Valley 300 The hottest place on Earth and the highest peak in the Lower 48 within the same California county. What connects them? Summer running. Part 1. by… Richard Benyo · 46 min read Vol. 19, No. 1 · 2015 Keep It Simple Ifirst spoke to Rob on the Friday before the “big” race. It was a brief encounter. He was leaving the prerace briefing and I yelled out… Bree Lambert · 8 min read
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