Marathon & Beyond Archive · Articles by

John J. Kelley

9 articles — Marathon & Beyond contributor. Wrote two pieces for the magazine, published in the digital archive at Marathon Handbook.

Vol. 5, No. 2 · 2001 The Deed Is Done Home. Just one plane ride and one train ride away, followed by a five-mile zoom in my pal George Terry's powerful Pontiac. Then, on Monday morning,… John J. Kelley · 14 min read Vol. 4, No. 3 · 2000 The Day of the Amby This is the fourth in an exclusive series of marathon memoirs by Johnny J. "The Younger" Kelley of Mystic, Connecticut. The other three articles by the… John J. Kelley · 9 min read Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 On the Littleton Road Here's the first of an exclusive series of articles by Johnny J. (the Younger) Kelley, who will share his marathon memories with M&B readers. Look for… John J. Kelley · 13 min read Vol. 6, No. 6 · 2002 Just Call Me Jock Chapters 1 through 6 appeared in our last three issues. CHAPTER 7 "John Kelly, sir," he said. And I said to myself as I thought of… Jock Semple · 31 min read Vol. 6, No. 4 · 2002 Just Call Me Jock Chapters 1 and 2 of Just Call Me Jock appeared in our May/June 2002 issue. CHAPTER 3 "Use the opportunity . . . "—Frank Semple to… Jock Semple · 35 min read · 2002 Just Call Me Jock Editor's note: In ages past, giants walked the earth—and often strode out, racing the sun, howling at the moon, propagating the legends of long-distance runners that… Jock Semple · 30 min read Vol. 3, No. 2 · 1999 Learning to Run on the Wind Portrait illustration of John J. Kelley. Art by Andy Yelenak. through the day OK, though, with his trusty flask, the easy sprinkling of Sunday PM customers,… John J. Kelley · 16 min read Vol. 10, No. 6 · 2006 Frankie And Vonnie And Running Our daring memoirist, Johnny “The Younger” Kelley, winner of the 1957 Boston Marathon, has shared many of his most famous races with our readers over the… John J. Kelley · 6 min read Vol. 2, No. 1 · 1998 Graduation to the Marathon "Uh-huh." "Only, I happen to know what you're thinking. You're thinking you'll run that damn Boston Marathon with Georgie. Isn't that right?" "Well, . . .… John J. Kelley · 13 min read
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