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.
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: November/December 2001
Kathrine SwitzerColumnNovember 2001152 min
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: November/December 2001 Kathrine SwitzerColumnNovember 2001152 min automatic tasks become laborious for the runner. A good pacer will step in and take over as necessary….
Editorial: November/December 2001 Long LeadsEditorialNovember 20015 min While Pacing in the Marathon Is Frowned Upon and Often Illegal, in Ultras It Is an Art. FTEN, THE image that comes to…
Editorial: September/October 2001 Richard BenyoEditorialSeptember 20015 min So, You’ve Done a Marathon… Ready for the Next Challenge? Largest Ultra in the United States 50 Mile & 50K Loop course on…
From Land’s End to John o’ Groats: A Solo Attempt Editorial StaffFeatureSeptember 2001106 min until 1:00 p.m., when I would take a break of one hour. The afternoon and early…
Big Time Editorial StaffFeatureJanuary 20014 min Editorial As we age, we tend to become more nostalgic. You seldom hear kids indulging in nostalgia, while old folks seem to wallow in…
My Most Unforgettable: July/August 2000 Marshall UlrichDepartmentJuly 200017 min My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (And What | Learned From It) BEN JONES Marshall Ulrich pulling his 225-pound trailer across 180-degree blacktop…
My Most Unforgettable: May/June 2000 Editorial StaffDepartmentMay 200052 min trashed! And I never did see any swamp. (Ironically, isn’t General Grant buried in New York City? Do you suppose that’s…
Letters to the Editor: May/June 2000 Editorial StaffDepartmentMay 20004 min you were to run them solely as workouts, butcome on, we’ veall said, “I’m running this as a workout” and…
My Most Unforgettable: July/August 1999 Editorial StaffDepartmentJuly 19996 min rain is gone and it’s getting hot again, but my energy level remains high. Alexander Ridge (46 miles) sits ina field…
My Most Unforgettable: May/June 1999 Helen KleinDepartmentMay 199940 min My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (And What | Learned From It) JANE BYNG ASATCH MOUNTAINS, UTAH, September 9-10, 1989—Due to circumstances somewhat…
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: May/June 1999 Kathrine SwitzerColumnMay 1999106 min On THE Road WITH Scott JUST GETTING GOING Was I surprised to be offered the “On the Road”…
