Marathon & Beyond Archive · Articles by

Hal Higdon

15 articles — Pioneering running writer, longtime Runner's World contributing editor, and author of more than 30 books on running. His Marathon & Beyond pieces include race profiles and the canonical accounts of Boston Marathon battles.

Vol. 19, No. 4 · 2015 Ten Top Marathons In the United States “W hat are your top 10 marathons to run in the United States?” That was a question asked of me recently on Facebook, one of nearly… Hal Higdon · 4 min read Vol. 19, No. 1 · 2015 The Third Olympian Editor’s note: During the 1970s, the United States dominated the marathon, especially when it came to international competition. During that era, the Fukuoka Marathon in Japan… Hal Higdon · 32 min read Vol. 18, No. 2 · 2014 Bombs On Boylston Among the participants in last year’s Boston Marathon, few could boast the credentials of Michele Collette Keane of Bay Village, Ohio. Keane’s first Boston came at… Hal Higdon · 15 min read Vol. 17, No. 6 · 2013 The Death Of Jim Fixx “Running has not yet been shown to make people live longer.” —James F. Fixx, The Complete Book of Running During the summer of 1984, while lunching… Hal Higdon · 39 min read Vol. 17, No. 4 · 2013 The 10 Most Important Marathons in History Humans have been running, if not racing, long distances probably since before the beginning of recorded time. But more often this was for survival rather than… Hal Higdon · 11 min read Vol. 15, No. 6 · 2011 The Mystique Of The Marathon What would we do for fun if the Persians had won the Battle of Marathon? This thought occurred to me while I was in Greece last… Hal Higdon · 28 min read M&B Vol. 15, No. 5 · 2011 Loneliness It’s a treat being a long-distance runner, out in the world by yourself with not a soul to make you bad-tempered or tell you what to… Hal Higdon · 12 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 Along And Dusty Run The Marathon’s 2,500th Anniversary A Long and Dusty Run Having run in Athens three times in a half century, the author prepares for one last trip… Hal Higdon · 16 min read Vol. 14, No. 5 · 2010 Three Legends Conspire The Marathon’s 2,500th Anniversary Three Legends Conspire Several ancient Greek legends and a 19th-century Greek peasant inspire a unique athletic event: the marathon. And then export… Hal Higdon · 15 min read Vol. 12, No. 3 · 2008 Deena Kastor Six weeks before she would run in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Women’s Marathon in Boston, Deena Kastor tuned up by winning the Gate River Run… Hal Higdon · 16 min read Vol. 11, No. 2 · 2007 Paramount Beginnings Chicago 200 Chicago 200 O BY HAL HIGDON n February 22, 1958, a small group of runners gathered on a balcony above the lobby of the… Hal Higdon · 13 min read Vol. 10, No. 3 · 2006 “Duel In The Sun” Revisited Hal Higdon’s Classic Chronicle of Boston’s Best Duel: Alberto Salazar vs. Dick Beardsley, 1982. Part II. HAL HIGDON Editor’s note: Part I of “‘Duel in the… Hal Higdon · 26 min read M&B Vol. 10, No. 2 · 2006 Gdon Considering the roles that Morse and McGillivray now fill, I thought back through five decades to 1959 and my first appearance in Boston as one of… Hal Higdon · 2 min read Vol. 10, No. 2 · 2006 Tale Of Two Bostons Race director David McGillivray, dressed in silver jacket and red cap, both bearing the logo of the Boston Athletic Association, moves like a water bug across… Hal Higdon · 13 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 The Injuries Of August Many of the runners who utilize the bulletin board I manage online under the identity InterActiveTraining have as their goal the Chicago Marathon, a race held… Hal Higdon · 13 min read

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