Marathon & Beyond Archive · Articles by
Gary Dudney
5 articles — Marathon & Beyond contributor. Wrote 5 pieces for the magazine, published in the digital archive at Marathon Handbook.
Vol. 19, No. 4 · 2015
The Unfinished Race That Stuck In My Craw
Every step promised disaster. I placed a foot in the loose grit on the steep slope in the crook of the next switchback and shifted my…
Vol. 17, No. 6 · 2013
Trial By Fire
“C ould it be any hotter?” I asked myself, sitting at the Friday afternoon race orientation for the 2011 edition of the Rio Del Lago 100…
Vol. 13, No. 3 · 2009
Storybook Trail
About halfway through the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, racers pass a crusty old wrought iron gateway standing by itself deep in the forest. Ominous letters…
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Vol. 11, No. 3 · 2007
Prairie Runner
It was hard to say which was worse: the ache in my legs, the pulled muscle throbbing in my back, the headache, the nausea, or fighting…
Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005
Did Not Finish
Like most runners, I’ve always thought of a DNF as something awful, something to be avoided at all cost. It’s hard to be philosophical about a…
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