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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.

Vol. 2, No. 3 · 1998 London Marathoning: Then and Now As a born-and-bred Londoner and, in childhood, a survivor of the Blitz of 1940–41, I am naturally very attached to this historic city. "A man who… Editorial Staff · 19 min read M&B Vol. 2, No. 3 · 1998 Heart Disease and the Endurance Runner: Considering the Cooper Findings […] in running long distances a sort of religion or who have substituted running for other negative addictions in their lives they may have left behind.… Editorial Staff · 4 min read Vol. 2, No. 3 · 1998 The History of Western States (Clockwise from top left): Ann Trason and Carl Anderson crossing at Ruck-A-Chucky; two-time winner Kathy D'Onofrio-Wood approaching Emigrant Pass; Tarahumara Indian Gabriel Bautista after his third-place… Editorial Staff · 34 min read M&B Vol. 2, No. 3 · 1998 On THE Mark 1. MENSTRUAL CYCLES. Some female ultrarunners contend that they race better during their menstrual cycles. Could this be possible? Wouldn't the loss of blood also account… Editorial Staff · 2 min read M&B Vol. 2, No. 3 · 1998 Marathon Rating: Scoring Categories Explained 9. RACE AMENITIES This category includes race T-shirt, finisher’ red finishers certificate, adequate and efficient finish area, ease of sweatbag retrieval, showers, postrace refreshments, awards oy… Editorial Staff · 6 min read Vol. 2, No. 3 · 1998 Humboldt Redwoods Marathon Arrive in the Weott, California, area a few days before the Humboldt Redwoods Marathon to give the veneer of civilization an opportunity to slough off like… Editorial Staff · 11 min read Vol. 2, No. 3 · 1998 Inventing 100-Mile Trail Racing THERE ARE defining moments in every person's life when he or she must decide either to be sensible and do the reasonable thing or to embark… Editorial Staff · 1 min read Vol. 2, No. 2 · 1998 My Most Unforgettable Marathon My wife Jessie busies herself making my lunch while I cram in the last of my breakfast—orange juice, wheat toast, a scrambled egg, and coffee. As… Editorial Staff · 15 min read Vol. 2, No. 2 · 1998 The Champion of the Chip Thus, I had flown to Boston to befriend the ChampionChip personnel and get permission to observe the operation. Meijer and Bruinink could not have been more… Editorial Staff · 7 min read M&B Vol. 2, No. 2 · 1998 Everything Is Relative EACH PERSON has a peak in life relative to various skills, after which those skills diminish. This fact is as immutable as gravity. It is also… Editorial Staff · 18 min read Vol. 2, No. 2 · 1998 About THE Authors JULIA EMMONS is the executive director of the Atlanta Track Club, the second largest running club in the United States. A veteran of 20 marathons, Julia… Editorial Staff · 1 min read M&B Vol. 2, No. 2 · 1998 Letters "THE JB" I just finished reading the November/December Marathon & Beyond article on the Jasper Banff Relay, and I enjoyed it very much. Many thanks for… Editorial Staff · 4 min read Vol. 2, No. 2 · 1998 Edmonton Festival Marathon Consider, for instance, that one of the festival's leadoff events was the annual Black Tie & Shorts Gala at the elegant Hotel Macdonald, which is built… Editorial Staff · 14 min read Vol. 2, No. 1 · 1998 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon Before running Comrades in 1997, Doug Kurtis had won 39 marathons in his career, including Grandma's, which he won in 1993 as a masters runner. PIETERMARITZBURG,… Editorial Staff · 20 min read Vol. 2, No. 1 · 1998 The Comrades Marathon Bruce Fordyce: Comrades Legend YEARPOSITIONTIME 1977436:45:00 1978146:11:00 197935:51:15 198025:40:31 198115:37:28 198215:34:22 198315:30:12 198415:27:18 198515:37:01 198615:24:07# 198715:37:01 198815:27:42 1989DNR*--- 199015:40:25 19913286:57:02 1992DNR--- 1993DNR--- 1994196:01:54 19952232‡8:42:48 19963296:59:30 #… Editorial Staff · 9 min read Vol. 2, No. 1 · 1998 On THE Mark 1. GOING EXTRA LONG. After a 10-year layoff, I've returned to running and want to do marathons again. I'm 45, with a 3:27 PR. My job… Editorial Staff · 7 min read Vol. 2, No. 1 · 1998 Governor’s Cup Ghost Town Marathon On Saturday of Governor's Cup weekend in Helena, Montana, road racers have a smorgasbord of races to choose from: the famed 5K (with roughly 4,000 runners,… Editorial Staff · 11 min read M&B Vol. 2, No. 1 · 1998 Another Mile for Health Editorial This past August, I was in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, for that city’s marathon during the same week that the Canadian Medical Association was meeting in… Editorial Staff · 4 min read M&B Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 On the Mark: July/August 1997 RUNNING WITH MEN. I’m a 25-year-old woman whoruns 40 miles per week but is considering moving up to the marathon. My heroines, Grete Waitz, Joan Benoit… Editorial Staff · 5 min read M&B Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 Letters to the Editor: July/August 1997 Letters DOWN ON DERDERIAN Tom Derderian, the statistical stickler, was ready, willing, and able to rag on the BAA for its “premature party” in his March… Editorial Staff · 2 min read Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 Philadelphia Marathon The City of Brotherly Love has been embracing marathoners for more than 25 years. Unfortunately, neither marathoners nor sponsors seem eager to embrace it back, despite… Editorial Staff · 11 min read Vol. 1, No. 3 · 1997 Where Are America’s World-Class Marathoners? THE AMERICA era of marathon running began at 2:22:17 P.M. eastern standard time on April 19, 1968, when Amby Burfoot crossed the finish line at the… Editorial Staff · 29 min read Vol. 1, No. 3 · 1997 Wineglass Marathon CRYSTAL-CLEAR, 65-degree days and cloudless, moonlit 25-degree nights create some strange magic on the flora and landscape of upstate New York in early October. Long, bowing… Editorial Staff · 13 min read Vol. 1, No. 1 · 1997 Vancouver International Marathon SOME MARATHONS artificially affix status to their event by adding the word "international." But for a marathon to truly burnish the international in its name, the… Editorial Staff · 17 min read
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