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Richard Benyo

69 articles — Editor of Marathon & Beyond from its founding in 1997 to its final issue in 2015. Wrote the magazine's editorial in nearly every issue, plus features, race profiles, and book reviews. Author of "Running Past 50", "Making the Marathon Your Event", and ten other books.

Vol. 15, No. 5 · 2011 Editorial: Vol. 15, No. 5 (2011) Barefoot Boy, With Cheek of Tan Lately, the hysteria surrounding running barefoot has been reaching decibels usually associated with a Shuttle launch. Everywhere we turn there… Richard Benyo · 7 min read Vol. 15, No. 2 · 2011 Editorial: Vol. 15, No. 2 (2011) Easy to Be Hard Attending any sort of running conference is a virtual ride in the Mad Hatter’s Tea Cups at Disney World: lots of whirling… Richard Benyo · 6 min read M&B Vol. 12, No. 6 · 2008 Editorial: November/December 2008 Hate/Blood Toni Reavis’s story “Hate Runs” is likely to receive one of those love-itor-hate-it responses from readers. It is a curious piece of work that will… Richard Benyo · 9 min read M&B Vol. 12, No. 5 · 2008 Editorial: Vol. 12, No. 5 (2008) Clutter “I don’t think I’ll be able to run without my iPod.” Elizabeth Yoke, quoted in the Cincinnati Enquirer, May 3, 2008, the day before the… Richard Benyo · 15 min read Vol. 12, No. 4 · 2008 Editorial: Vol. 12, No. 4 (2008) Making the Rounds On March 2, the 30th annual Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon was held under what can be described only as ideal conditions: cool… Richard Benyo · 15 min read Vol. 12, No. 3 · 2008 Editorial: Vol. 12, No. 3 (2008) When More Is Actually More A theory in long-distance running that was popular in the 1970s has reemerged as a mantra of successful world-class runners today:… Richard Benyo · 12 min read M&B Vol. 12, No. 2 · 2008 Editorial: Vol. 12, No. 2 (2008) A Real-World Course—and Race Everyone at this late date knows the outcome of the U.S. men’s Olympic Marathon Trials in New York City’s Central Park over… Richard Benyo · 5 min read M&B Vol. 12, No. 1 · 2008 Editorial: Vol. 12, No. 1 (2008) Run Wild Children, those little sacks of raw energy, left to their own devices, resemble wild animals in their enthusiasm for life and movement. Watch a… Richard Benyo · 9 min read M&B Vol. 11, No. 6 · 2007 Editorial: November/December 2007 Run Under Control For many a runner—especially a long-distance runner—learning to run under control (that is, with self-control and discipline) is more difficult than the training… Richard Benyo · 10 min read M&B Vol. 11, No. 5 · 2007 Editorial: September/October 2007 The Glory of Rest Every time you turn around there are reports of how overworked and overtired Americans are. A recent study concluded that Americans have… Richard Benyo · 13 min read M&B Vol. 11, No. 4 · 2007 Editorial: July/August 2007 The Endless Summer—& Beyond In the tradition of many magazines before us, our July/August issue is our Summer Reading issue, which means we save a lot… Richard Benyo · 12 min read M&B Vol. 11, No. 3 · 2007 Editorial: May/June 2007 Words and the Numerosity of Their Meanings Because English is a living language, some words force themselves into use—sometimes overuse—while others become anemic and die. You… Richard Benyo · 14 min read Vol. 11, No. 2 · 2007 “Young John” Kelley Editor’s note: April 20, 2007, will mark the 50th anniversary of John J. Kelley’s Boston Marathon win. Young Johnny Kelley was the only American to win… Richard Benyo · 35 min read Vol. 11, No. 2 · 2007 Editorial: March/April 2007 Transition For as long as I’ve been running long distance, I’ve known people who went longer still, into the wonderfully wacky world of ultras. The realization… Richard Benyo · 7 min read Vol. 11, No. 1 · 2007 Editorial: Vol. 11, No. 1 (2007) An Experiment of One Dr. George Sheehan, running’s mad monk and philosopher, used to claim that each of us who runs long distances is an experiment… Richard Benyo · 7 min read M&B Vol. 10, No. 6 · 2006 Editorial: November/December 2006 People & Pages Many moons ago, in another lifetime, I began writing stories about stock car drivers. This was in the late 1960s. I was just… Richard Benyo · 17 min read M&B Vol. 10, No. 5 · 2006 Editorial: September/October 2006 Journalism No, not the kind of journalism that journalists used to practice: the Who, What, When, and Where kind of objective reporting of an event. In… Richard Benyo · 6 min read Vol. 10, No. 4 · 2006 Bright Days In Budapest First impressions are written in ink; second impressions start with the application of a pencil eraser. The first time Hungary made an impression on me was… Richard Benyo · 14 min read M&B Vol. 10, No. 2 · 2006 Editorial: Vol. 10, No. 2 (2006) To Race There are runners who have run for years and have yet to pin on a number and race against their peers along a timed… Richard Benyo · 4 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 6 · 2005 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon: November/December 2005 Courtesy of Richard Benyo ▲ Phil “Bagpipes” Lenahan (foreground) and Rich Benyo cruise along the top of Cow Mountain. Courtesy of Richard Benyo KIAH, CALIFORNIA, October… Richard Benyo · 20 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 6 · 2005 Editorial: November/December 2005 Alone The loneliness of the long-distance runner. For a generation of runners, the title of Alan Sillitoe’s novel of juvenile rebellion described and defined the person,… Richard Benyo · 8 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 Real, Imagined … or Vitalized? The dream paid a visit again last night. It's the second time in the past month. Why it's suddenly recurring on a regular basis, I don't… Richard Benyo · 7 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 1 · 2005 Editorial: January/February 2005 Enter the ’90s and an influx of walkers who wanted to go the marathon distance. Fortunately, there were some marathons (Honolulu, Portland) whose courses could be… Richard Benyo · 4 min read M&B Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 Editorial: November/December 2004 (p. 8) WHAT HE TAUGHT The highest form of flattery for a writer isn’t imitation. It’s repetition—quoting the writer’s words as better than any you could make up,… Richard Benyo · 2 min read
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