July/August 2001 Volume 5, Number 4

Editor: Richard Benyo Publisher: Jan Colarusso Seeley Copyediting: John Wentworth Proofreading: Erin Cler Interior Design & Layout: Judy Henderson Advertising: Jan Colarusso Seeley Cover art: Milan Milanovic, 1992 Trans America Footrace © Barry Lewis Cover Design: Jack Davis Printed by: United Graphics

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Editorial 9 Book ‘em, Dick-O

by Richard Benyo

On the Road with 15

Joe LeMay Travel with Joe as he shares his view from inside the world of long-distance running.

My Most Unforgettable 125 Ultramarathon (And What

| Learned From It): 1999

Alfred Packer Trail

Challenge

by Jerry Shepherd

Royal Victoria 144 Marathon

Maximum beauty per mile,

a vacation treasure trove,

and then “high tea.” 157 162

Letters

On the Mark Experts answer readers’ training and competition questions.

About the Authors 166

the International Bibliography of Periodical Literature, the International Bibliography of Book Reviews, the Physical Education Index, SportSearch, Sport Discus, Sport Database, CAB Abstracts, and CAB Health.

The views expressed by the authors published in Marathon & Beyond are their own and not necessarily those of this publication or 42K(+) Press, Inc.

Songs of the Open Road 20 A dream of reviving the old Bunion

Derby only too quickly became reality.

Barry Lewis

The Sheik of Seattle 41 Ed Gardner had a dream: to win

the 1928 Bunion Derby.

Charles Kastner

First Steps 55 A handful of female marathon pioneers inspired a generation

» of women runners. Gordon Bakoulis

Miles Make Champions 77 Today’s “experts” can rationalize

quality over quantity all they want,

but a substantial base brings results.

Richard Englehart

56,000 Heel Strikes 87 A marathon vet compiles a primer for

those seeking some meaning to it all.

Michael R. Moore

| The Angel, Devil, and Land 100 _Z.¢- Of the Midnight Sun “E” Sometimes winning means waiting

for the guy who got you there. Guy Gordon and John Stolz

White-Line Tapestry 105

Sometimes we go to extremes in order to come back to the center. Kirk Johnson

SPECIAL BOOK BONUS

The Art of the Ultramarathoner 132 Tom Osler

Runners have been doing ultras for

centuries, and the basics never change.

A classic revived. Part 1 of 5

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