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Vol. 5, No. 2 · 2001 Pikes Peak and Bust The start of the 1963 Pikes Peak Marathon with 28 runners, among them a young doctor named Peter Wood. The gun was fired without further ado,… 20 min read Vol. 4, No. 3 · 2000 Blow Up, Break Down A FAT woman in hospital pants isn't much of an anomaly in a Midwestern airport. But it was a unique experience for me, a normally slight… 23 min read Vol. 2, No. 6 · 1998 The Painful Heel Over time, the constant pulling of the fascia on the heel bone can cause a bone spur to form on the bottom of the heel (see… 12 min read Vol. 2, No. 5 · 1998 From Within the Ashes The Belgrade Marathon reflects the ups and downs of Yugoslavia, a country torn apart by war that is now learning to live in peace, although the… 13 min read Vol. 2, No. 1 · 1998 Doing the Old “Soft Shoe” 30-mile Colorado event that offers more than 10,000 feet of altitude gain as well as breathtaking views from the three 13,000+ foot peaks that mark the… 13 min read Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 Beating the Heat Beating the Heat WEATHER EXPERTS consider the United States and Canada temperate regions, but try telling that to a runner in New Orleans or Phoenix in… 23 min read Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 Into the Valley of Death In 1913, Furnace Creek was merely a godforsaken ranch where its owners, Eagle Borax Company, attempted to cultivate date palms. As one of his tedium-splintering duties,… 30 min read Vol. 6, No. 5 · 2002 Walt Stack This profile originally appeared in Runner's World, September 1978, and is reprinted with permission. WALTER STACK stood at the edge of a pier looking out toward… 30 min read Vol. 6, No. 4 · 2002 Lake Tahoe Marathon Runners along the Lake Tahoe shoreline with Emerald Bay in the background. Photo: Jim Grant / Tahoe Tribune THE ONLY marathoners who are likely to get… 16 min read · 2002 Special South Pole Edition of My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (And What I Learned From It) THE GEOGRAPHIC SOUTH POLE, ANTARCTICA, January 22, 2002— I have just capped off a three-year project by "winning" the first ever ultramarathon on the continent of… 24 min read · 2002 SOUTH POLE Marathon Journal: To the Pole SNOW TWO miles deep. Wind chill around 50 below zero. Sleeping in tents at the South Pole. Sounds like a good time to me. About a… 30 min read Vol. 3, No. 6 · 1999 Life at the Sands Men, it is said, live together and die alone. Runners live alone and die or suffer together. Only after a race does their reserve dissolve. In… Barry Lewis · 38 min read M&B Vol. 2, No. 6 · 1998 Too Darn Hot? WE ALL know runners who never miss a day out on the roads. Torrential downpour, three feet of snow, fever, cold—it doesn't matter. The Run or… William O. Roberts · 16 min read Vol. 5, No. 5 · 2001 In My Father’s Footsteps ONE SUNDAY morning as I sat at my kitchen table in Los Angeles nursing a hangover and smoking a cigarette, my father called me on the… Editorial Staff · 24 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 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 Autumn Marathons First, a confession: I am addicted to racing, and the time of year is irrelevant to me. Unless a race is canceled because of snow or… Marsha White · 23 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. 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 M&B Vol. 19, No. 2 · 2015 Running Around The Menstrual Cycle The menstrual cycle, which occurs monthly from menarche (age 11-14) until menopause (age 45-50), is the defining physiological characteristic of females. The levels of the four… Jason R. Karp · 17 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 My High-Altitude Marathon After years of therapy, I now have the courage to write about a challenging marathon held in 2002 in the Western Rockies. It was a double-loop… Jack McDermott · 5 min read M&B Vol. 18, No. 6 · 2014 Altitude Adjustment The benefit of altitude training is currently a hot topic in the world of athletes, long-distance track runners, and in particular marathon runners. This involves exposure… Paul Deakin · 11 min read Vol. 18, No. 6 · 2014 Running The 292-Mile Badwater Double Recap The run started at the Badwater Basin at 7:11 a.m. Pacific time on July 1, 2014. I ran the 17 miles to Furnace Creek in… Kenneth A. Posner · 24 min read
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