How has it changed in the 30 years since its debut as an Olympic event? hen the women’s marathon was voted into the 1984 Los Angeles OlymW pics, it was one of the most widely celebrated program additions in the history of the modern Olympic Games. Fittingly, this was a result of the strong popularity … Read more
Diana Treister masters Angeles Crest. t’s the first weekend in August 2013, around 7:00 in the morning, in the Los Angeles suburb of Altadena. Bouncing down Altadena Drive is a petite, pixiehaired woman wearing split running shorts and a hydration pack, headed for Loma Alta Park. A smile consumes her face. Up onto the grass … Read more
Lessons from the intersection of science and coaching. and (supposedly) died, the marathon has been viewed largely as a test of endurance. “If you want to run, run a mile,” legendary Czech distance runner Emil Zatopek (1952 Olympics gold medalist at the 5,000, 10,000, and marathon) once said. “If you want to experience a different … Read more
| led the 1980 Olympic Marathon Trials for 17 miles, setting PRs at every distance, and ensuring a fast finishing time, not just for me in a PR 2:16:48, but for the winners, too—Tony Sandoval, Benji Durden, and Kyle Heffner—who all ran faster at the Trials than the 1980 Olympic Marathon winner. But my left … Read more
When it comes to marathons, once is never enough. Part 12. 51. The summit OSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, April 1977. The Japanese have a saying that goes roughly like this: “He who climbs Mount Fuji once is wise. He who does it twice is a fool.” Once this sacred peak is summited, why go back and reconquer … Read more
(And what | learned from it.) OSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, April 15, 2013—I’ve decided I have to run a PR B at the Boston Marathon tomorrow. I’ve got to. It’s the night before the race, and I’m tossing and turning in bed, turning over modified splits and paces in my head. I’ve never run Boston before, and … Read more
Growing Slow ls Mandatory Growing up is optional. change? In Chasing the Runner’s High, 1 wrote that all runners can be divided into four groups: [): people ever really change? More to the point, do runners ever really ¢ New runners are still trying to figure it out. They often have doubts about whether they’re … Read more
And how to circumvent it. constant is weather fluctuation, a guarantee that conditions will change during the race. Your support crew should be a constant, as well—not necessarily the same people each race but perhaps the same core crew and definitely similar personalities and experience. If runners understand and communicate their needs before, during, and … Read more
Kathrine: Here’s another story. After he created running travel in the late 1970s, with the Bermuda Marathon one of his first destinations, he began adding other, even more exotic, foreign events. The demand for Bermuda naturally waned. But Thom knew it was still a beautiful and accessible winter running destination for Americans, so he thought … Read more
The problem here is that other major muscles don’t get used—and strengthened—by running, and that leaves a gap in fitness that could lead to injury. The quadriceps muscles on the front of the leg are a major case in point. Knee extension occurs during the recovery phase of running, as you swing your leg forward … Read more
Marathon before marathon Boston, New York City, and London require up to four hours outside waiting around in the Athletes’ Village before the marathon. Bring a garbage bag to sit upon and throwaway clothes to wear in the cold morning weather. Prior the marathon, you can set the clothes off to the side of the … Read more
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