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Editorial: May/June 2001

We want to be recognized for merely existing, a by-product of the mania for bestowing self-esteem like pollen on a spring wind. And this cultural mind-set has infected running. We demand recognition for doing something we should be doing for its own sake, because it is natural and good. We demand recognition even if we … Read more

About the Authors: May/June 2001

Originally from Massachusetts, EDDIE BATEMAN moved to West Palm Beach in 1981 and claims he had nothing to do with the 2000 election recount. He uses self-hypnosis as part of his training. He runs about 40 miles a week. Eddie completed his 50 States & D.C. marathons at the Ocean State Marathon in Providence, Rhode … Read more

Letters to the Editor: May/June 2001

[…] thought that ultrarunners probably might not consider a 50K to be a true “ultra.” I posted this question to the online list and received unanimous and overwhelming support from the ultrarunning community that 50K is, indeed, considered an ultra distance by those who actually run ultras, everything from 50Ks to 100 miles and beyond. … Read more

On the Mark Experts: May/June 2001

° I am presuming, since you did not state otherwise, that you have normal menstrual cycles (26 to 35 days). If so, this indicates that your body is quite capable of producing reproductive hormones, so why should it fail once you fall pregnant? ° While this may be little consolation, if a pregnancy is going … Read more

Race Results

TO THE TOP THREE MALES IN THE 60 TO 69 AGE GROUP WHO FINISHED IN THE TOP 10 OVERALL, WE PRESENT SPECIAL AWARDS.

Changing Ultras to Marathons

BY DICK AND RICK HOYT, THE FATHER AND SON TEAM Dick Hoyt is a Vietnam veteran who has been pushing his 1,000-pound Suntrike with his disabled 27-year-old son, Rick, for the past 10 years. Rick types on his specially equipped computer, “Dad, when I was little, you could only push me 5 miles. Then it … Read more

On the Road with Kathrine Switzer

OF MARCH, NEXT YEAR, THE RACE TURNS TWENTY-FIVE, AND THE ORGANIZERS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN PLANNING A GRAND CELEBRATION. BUT FIRST, THEY HAVE TO GET THROUGH THIS YEAR, AND THERE ARE SOME WHO CONTEND THAT NEXT YEAR’S RACE WILL BE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN THIS ONE. PERHAPS THAT IS THE CASE. CERTAINLY, NEXT YEAR’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY … Read more

What Makes A Winner?

BY IAN L. JACKSON COACHING CONSULTANTIUA The only way to find out is to run an ultra. Check out the newsletter archives at http://www.running_times.com or log onto the U.S. Running Forum on America Online (keyword: “running”) for more information and advice about distance running and to meet some interesting people who share your passion for … Read more

Editorial: July/August 1997 (p. 1)

[…] night before the race, and it was raining. It was still raining at 3:30 a.m. Not wanting to run in the rain, he checked out of his motel room and went home. Now he wanted a refund because it was raining when he left. Of course, the rain stopped at 4:30 A.M., and we … Read more

On the Mark Experts: January/February 2000

AT WHAT POINT […] is it too close to marathon day for tempo and interval training to be a benefit for that race? E.E. Lehman, Jr. via e-mail THERE ARE two considerations for your question. The first is the time it takes from when you do the workout (the stimulus) until your body fully adapts … Read more

Letters to the Editor: January/February 2000

MORE THOUGHTS ON CHARITY RUNNING As a veteran of 16 racewalked marathons, I read Scott Douglas’s column “An Uncharitable View” in the July/ August 1999 issue with considerable interest. I concur with just about everything he says. My only quibble is his comment that “last year’s Marine Corps Marathon … saw 27 percent of the … Read more

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