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Fifty Years To Finish An Ultra

Fifty Years to Finish an Ultra Making amends for failure—and more. ever say die. \ Thad power walked 52 miles nonstop in 13 hours, and extreme weariness set in. I slumped into a comfy chair at the parish church of Saint Bridget’s in the village of Bride on the Isle of Man. I never give … Read more

Got To Do It Every Day

| Got to Do It Every Day Mark Covert ends his streak. them on YouTube, the ones where someone constructed an unbelievably elaborate arrangement of dominoes, perhaps in a spare room, a basement, or maybe a garage. The ones where thousands and thousands of dominoes collapse into each other in precise order, sometimes folding back … Read more

Pick And Run A Marathon

For those near the top, the decision is critical. or the majority of marathoners, especially nonprofessionals, choosing a F 26.2-miler can boil down to something as simple as a favorite city, a low entrance fee, a good chance of acceptance, or another state on the list. For an elite athlete, however, there is much more … Read more

How I Became Gary Fanelli, Part 4

How | Became Gary Fanelli And got myself to the 1988 Olympic Marathon. Part 4 of 4. in the Olympic Games. But more than a decade of training and racing had gone by, and although I had several times made the US Olympic Marathon Trials, I had not made the team. Now past my mid-30s, … Read more

Going Far, Part 13

few months after that. But the heel was never again as good as new, and it gave me an excuse to never train as much or race as hard again. My peak clearly had passed, and the time had come to settle for fewer miles and less speed. Full-time running writing followed a similar decade-long … Read more

My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 18, No. 5)

We would be running three laps of 16.7 miles. The 100-milers who started in the morning were about half done by now. The race director said we could recognize them easily because they would likely be limping. A friend of mine, Hank, had entered the 17-mile race. I figured that I could do two trips … Read more

Taking Back Boston

The return to Boylston was a time of revival. for the running of the 118th Boston Marathon, I overhear a fellow runner tell her friend, “Whenever I run Boston, I feel like I’m Clark Kent turning into Superman.” I know what she means. At this moment, I feel like I’m faster than a speeding bullet, … Read more

Arun Through Boston

By mile six I made friends with Jo from Boston. Her third of four sons, Timmy, succumbed to leukemia when he was 8 years old. We held hands and cried together. I told her about my mentor, Team In Training buddy, and fellow Oahuan, Kit Smith. Thirty-three years ago, Kit and his wife, Margie lost … Read more

Theironman Marathon

Moving up to the Olympic distance required more training adaptation. The swim is long enough that by the time you get on the bike, the body is already tired, which means that the bike and the run are more challenging. For me the bike ride was a limiter at this distance. The 25-mile bike leg … Read more

The Spy Who Ran In From the Cold

In 1984 the RSA was totally banned from the Los Angeles Olympics. Later that same year, one of South Africa’s greatest ultramarathoners, Bruce Fordyce, was technically banned from racing in Chicago (where he happened to set the still-standing world record for 50 miles). However, in a smoothness worthy of 007 himself, Bruce held dual citizenship … Read more

Look Back In Wonder

“Everyone was going to overheat,” Deena says. “I just wanted to be the last one to do so. That was my big thing—to just try to postpone the overheating.” Just prior to the race, Deena and her teammates wore special cooling vests, remained indoors for as long as possible, and continually sipped on iced fluids. … Read more

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