Marathon & Beyond · Author
Hal Higdon
11 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.
Ten Top Marathons In the United States
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Ten Top Marathons In the United States Feature20152 min A biased look by a runner who has done 111. i hat are your top 10 marathons to run in the…
The Third Olympian
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The Third Olympian Feature201530 min At the 1976 Olympic Marathon, Don Kardong would come into his own. especially when it came to international competition. During that era, the Fukuoka Marathon…
Bombs On Boylston
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Bombs On Boylston Feature201410 min The day started out perfectly—and then something went terribly wrong. credentials of Michele Collette Keane of Bay Village, Ohio. Keane’s first Boston came at age…
The Death Of Jim Fixx
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The Death Of Jim Fixx Feature201336 min He launched the running boom, but…. “Running has not yet been shown to make people live longer.” —James F. Fixx, The Complete Book…
The 10 Most Important Marathons In History
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The 10 Most Important Marathons In History Feature201385 min to the 1968 Trials in Colorado. David L. Costill, PhD, a young researcher whose athletic background was in swimming, showed up…
The Mystique Of The Marathon
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The Mystique Of The Marathon Feature201122 min Courtesy of Hal Higdon woman standing before my booth realized it, she was displaying a humbling emotion not uncommon among marathoners. It is…
Loneliness
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Loneliness Feature201112 min An excerpt from Through the Woods. It’s a treat being a long-distance runner, out in the world by yourself with not a soul to make you bad-tempered…
Along And Dusty Run
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Along And Dusty Run Feature201015 min THE MAARATHON’S 2,500TH ANNIVERSARY A Long and Dusty Run Having run in Athens three times in a half century, the author prepares for one…
Three Legends Conspire
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Three Legends Conspire Feature201013 min THE MAARATHON’S 2,500TH ANNIVERSARY Several ancient Greek legends and a 19th-century Greek peasant inspire a unique athletic event: the marathon. And then export it to…
A Tale Of Two Bostons
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A Tale Of Two Bostons Feature20067 min One surviving checkpoint from the 19th century was chosen because of its access to a stable, where officials following runners could change horses….
Tale Of Two Bostons
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Tale Of Two Bostons Feature20064 min Here again he is the center of attention. Indian railway stations are synonymous with confusion, noise, and chaos. At the gates to the station,…
