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Marathon & Beyond Archive · Articles by

Dan Horvath

12 articles — Marathon & Beyond essayist with frequent humor and reflection pieces.

M&B Vol. 6, No. 1 · 2002 YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary) AUTO MANUFACTURERS are careful to qualify their gas mileage claims with the phrase, "Your mileage may vary." And so it is with distance running. What works… Dan Horvath · 14 min read Vol. 3, No. 6 · 1999 Six Fifty-Two SIX MINUTES and 52 seconds. For 11 years, these numbers had burned in my psyche. Six minutes and 52 seconds—the pace per mile I would need… Dan Horvath · 10 min read Vol. 19, No. 4 · 2015 Twenty-Four Hours, Minute By Minute Saturday, September 20, 2014 6:25 a.m. “You mean they’re really going to run for 24 hours?” Reluctant Race Director Dan (RRD for short, because RRDD has… Dan Horvath · 20 min read Vol. 18, No. 1 · 2014 I’m Impressed With Everybody Every running club has outstanding runners. You can find these folks at or near the front of local road races. Some of them may also be… Dan Horvath · 13 min read Vol. 17, No. 4 · 2013 The Quiet Explosion In 24-Hour Running For most races, the goal is to determine who can run the fastest. This goes for all distances, including marathons and ultramarathons. For those of us… Dan Horvath · 15 min read Vol. 16, No. 6 · 2012 Afterlife “N ever again.” If you’re a marathoner, it’s more than likely that you’ve uttered those exact two words. Whether you’ve achieved your goals, failed miserably, or… Dan Horvath · 15 min read Vol. 16, No. 5 · 2012 The Tale Of The Pied Piper Asudden thought occurred to me during a recent sleepless night: it has been 40 years since Frank Shorter’s Olympic marathon win at the 1972 Olympic Games.… Dan Horvath · 13 min read Vol. 15, No. 6 · 2011 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 15, No. 6) PROLOGUE, June 16, 2001—The 5:00 a.m. start came early. There was light rain and fog as we began running through the campground and onto the dark… Dan Horvath · 19 min read Vol. 13, No. 6 · 2009 Connie Gardner Connie was going for it. She had been on pace (about 10 minutes per mile) for nearly the entire event, the 2007 Ultracentric 24-Hour U.S. championship… Dan Horvath · 13 min read Vol. 13, No. 2 · 2009 Get Involved Chicago, October 7, 2007—I’m out here with 35,000 of my closest friends, while 10,000 others had the incredible good sense to stay home and chuck the… Dan Horvath · 15 min read Vol. 10, No. 2 · 2006 Running’s Woodstock Were you there? Did you attend the greatest rock ’n’ roll gathering of all time? Woodstock was a one-of-a-kind event attended by thousands. It was a… Dan Horvath · 11 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 2 · 2005 How Long Should Your Long Run Be? It has been called the cornerstone or backbone of marathon training. It has been called the marathoner’s bread and butter. Most succinctly, it has been called… Dan Horvath · 16 min read
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