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145 articles — Articles published by the Marathon & Beyond editorial staff — the magazine's "Letters to the Editor", "On the Mark" expert Q&A panels, "About the Authors" issue bios, and other multi-author pieces. Use this term for collected pieces with multiple contributors or no individual byline.

· 1997 The Great Six-Day Races Here's a quick summary of Part I of The Great Six-Day Races, which appeared in the premier issue of Marathon & Beyond. — Editor In the… Editorial Staff · 27 min read M&B · 1997 Secrets of Marathoning: The Top 13 Ways to Mess Up Your Marathon Debut SWEATING THROUGH 16 or 18 weeks of progressively more difficult workouts as you prepare for your first marathon is easy when compared to the effort you'll… Editorial Staff · 4 min read · 1997 The Last PR WOULDN'T LIFE be wonderful if we could expect a never-ending string of personal records (PRs) throughout our running careers? We might not want a new PR… Editorial Staff · 13 min read · 2001 Following Pheidippedes AT A minute before midnight in Malendreni, a small village in the northeastern Peloponnese, it is very noisy. Everyone in town is on the broad porch… Editorial Staff · 25 min read · 1997 Cobras and Concrete "YOU DIE!!!!" I heard the spectators screaming at me with apparent glee as I staggered through the final sweltering mile of the Taipei Marathon. That they… Editorial Staff · 9 min read · 1997 The Art of Peaking No running distance is easier to prepare for than the marathon. The primary variable you deal with when training to run or race 26.2 miles is… Editorial Staff · 17 min read · 1997 My Most Unforgettable Marathon . . . YONKERS, NEW YORK, May 13, 1962—Most marathoners associate me with the Boston Marathon. I must admit that after starting 61 Bostons and finishing 58 of them,… Editorial Staff · 9 min read · 1997 Borne Free THE MOST difficult run Uta Pippig ever took was not the Olympic or World Championships 10,000 meters or the New York City or Boston marathons, or… Editorial Staff · 32 min read M&B · 1997 Leveling the Boston Course In the 99 years that the Boston Marathon has been run, athletes from the West Coast have won the men's open division only three times: Alvaro… Editorial Staff · 8 min read · 1997 Boston’s Pseudo “100th” THE BOSTON Marathon celebrated its "100th" running in 1996 with a well-hyped, very long party, which at times stretched to over 13 miles. It was the… Editorial Staff · 10 min read · 1997 The “Real” 100th Boston Runners at the 100th Boston Marathon starting area, with the official 100th Boston Marathon banner visible overhead. © Photo Run A good idea takes on a… Editorial Staff · 4 min read Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 Odetois Isit transfixed, eyes locked and set, jaw clenched, legs crossed, arms folded on my lap, each limb heavy as a steel anvil. My eyes want to… Editorial Staff · 5 min read Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 26.2, Four Ounces Caption to come.Caption to come.ACourtesy of Jeff Horowitz fter 80 marathons, it was easy for me to believe that I pretty much had the marathon experience… Editorial Staff · 20 min read M&B Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 Marathon & Beyond […] more so now. Originally priced at $1.50, a copy sold recently on eBay for more than $100. I wouldn’t part with my one tattered copy… Editorial Staff · 2 min read Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 A Marathoner’s Next Congratulations! You just finished a marathon, the one you’ve been diligently training for over the past many months. So how did you feel after crossing the… Editorial Staff · 14 min read M&B Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 Straddling Two Cultures STRADDLING TWO CULTURES For generations now, it has been bandied about that one of the biggest reasons why American distance runners have failed to make an… Editorial Staff · 35 min read Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 Common Spaces 1 Previously, in her “On the Road” column for this magazine [July/August, 2002], ultrarunner Ellen McCurtin observed: “Our modern world is certainly not pedestrian friendly.” I thought… Editorial Staff · 10 min read Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 On the Road The Ancient Marathoner We met in person only once, and then for less than an hour almost 30 years ago. Yet I count Jack Foster as… Editorial Staff · 11 min read Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 3 x Jack Pennar 40-Miler Every Runner Ought to Try at Least One Ultra. Yeah. ONE PEARL of wisdom that I have recently learned is “Never run an ultra… Editorial Staff · 15 min read M&B Vol. 6, No. 6 · 2002 Run Your Best Marathon Running your best in a marathon requires physical and mental fortitude, some knowledge, and some luck. Preparation is the key to any good performance, in and… Editorial Staff · 19 min read M&B Vol. 6, No. 6 · 2002 On The Mark BYPASSING HEART PROBLEMS TWO MONTHS AGO I had a bicuspid valve replaced, at age 58, and I am now wishing to return to normal aerobic functioning.… Editorial Staff · 4 min read M&B Vol. 6, No. 6 · 2002 Letters RUNNERS AND DOGS I wanted to comment on Ellen McCurtin's great column in your July/August issue about the dog versus runner issue. Like Ellen, I too… Editorial Staff · 11 min read Vol. 6, No. 6 · 2002 Big Sur International Marathon Runners on the Big Sur International Marathon course along the Pacific Coast Highway. © Big Sur International Marathon / David J. Gubernick IN THE two editions… Editorial Staff · 18 min read Vol. 6, No. 6 · 2002 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon GRANDE CACHE, ALBERTA, CANADA, August 4, 2001—Are you tough enough? That's the question posed by the Canadian Death Race, an event that bills itself as Canada's… Editorial Staff · 10 min read
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