Marathon & Beyond · Author
Dan Horvath
11 articles
Marathon & Beyond essayist with frequent humor and reflection pieces.
Six Fifty-two
November 1999
Six Fifty-two November 1999 Temporuns? Mile intervals? Hill training? Long runs? Marathon-pace runs? You probably need them all. Variety, and the proper mix of training runs, is the key to…
Twenty-Four Hours, Minute By Minute
Feature201515 min
Twenty-Four Hours, Minute By Minute Feature201515 min entire 24 hours. Shannon is another individual who has helped organize NC24 since its beginnings. Barb Clutter wrangles all of the volunteers and…
I’m Impressed With Everybody
Feature20145 min
I’m Impressed With Everybody Feature20145 min […] a national age-group level in events such as the 1,500 and 5,000. He trains by running gobs of miles and has many great…
The Quiet Explosion In 24-Hour Running
Feature201311 min
The Quiet Explosion In 24-Hour Running Feature201311 min […] advantage of dirt trails is that the softer surface translates to less impact over the course of a full day of…
Afterlife
Feature201213 min
Afterlife Feature201213 min You’ve just completed your first, fifth, or 50th marathon. What do you do now? uttered those exact two words. Whether you’ve achieved your goals, failed miserably, or…
The Tale Of The Pied Piper
Feature20123 min
The Tale Of The Pied Piper Feature20123 min It was 40 years ago when Frank Shorter won at Munich and led us astray. 40 years since Frank Shorter’s Olympic marathon…
My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 15, No. 6)
Feature201117 min
My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 15, No. 6) Feature201117 min (And what | learned from it.) BY DAN HORVATH ROLOGUE, June 16, 2001—The 5:00 a.m. start came early. There was…
Connie Gardner
FeatureNovember 200910 min
Connie Gardner FeatureNovember 200910 min A year in the life of an ultrarunner. for nearly the entire event, the 2007 Ultracentric 24-Hour U.S. championship in Grapevine, Texas. The conditions were…
Get Involved
FeatureMarch 200913 min
Get Involved FeatureMarch 200913 min Get Involved Whether or not the earth is warming, runners can help improve the environment. while 10,000 others had the incredible good sense to stay…
Running’S Woodstock
Feature200612 min
Running’S Woodstock Feature200612 min runners continued to finish, he was hustled onto an awards stand where the Ethiopian national anthem was played in his honor. I stayed on the bridge…
How Long Should Your Long Run Be?
FeatureMarch 200517 min
How Long Should Your Long Run Be? FeatureMarch 200517 min
