Marathon & Beyond · Issue
Vol. 2, No. 1 (1998)
10 articles
The Great Six-Day Races
Ed DoddFeatureJanuary 199818 min
The Great Six-Day Races Ed DoddFeatureJanuary 199818 min What I Learned… USE A VARIETY OF SOURCES TO PREPARE YOURSELF While | believed that | had covered all the bases in…
My Most Unforgettable
DepartmentJanuary 199816 min
My Most Unforgettable DepartmentJanuary 199816 min COURTESY OF GEORGE PARROTT No doubt the folklore that has characterized Comrades since its inception will continue. Take, for example, the true story of…
The Comrades Marathon
FeatureJanuary 199810 min
The Comrades Marathon FeatureJanuary 199810 min ANDY YELENAK “Ooh!” George flashes a rare ear-to-ear grin. “I got 23rd lad, in 2:57. I beat Jesse by one place!” “Ooh! Oh. That’s…
Graduation to the Marathon. . . Sort of
John J. KelleyFeatureJanuary 199816 min
Graduation to the Marathon. . . Sort of John J. KelleyFeatureJanuary 199816 min unchallenged as the world leader. The United States has far more marathoners per capita than any other…
On the Road with
ColumnJanuary 199878 min
On the Road with ColumnJanuary 199878 min On THE Road WITH Kathrine Switzer “YA GOTTA HAVE HEART” ATHENS, GREECE, August—Eight days before the Track and Field World Championships, just in…
Editorial
EditorialJanuary 19981 min
Editorial EditorialJanuary 19981 min If you’re fit enough to run marathons and ultras, you’re a damned aerobic astronaut. And as a rebel ina world of lumps, you’re liable to run…
On the Mark
DepartmentJanuary 19986 min
On the Mark DepartmentJanuary 19986 min difference in our comfortable paces, so they would have to rely on their own discipline to run their miles. Their different school schedules did…
Letters to the Editor
“Irish Tommy” Cruse. esDepartmentJanuary 19983 min
Letters to the Editor “Irish Tommy” Cruse. esDepartmentJanuary 19983 min are set up and live music is provided. (Cajun music is big in Montana— honest.) The spectators and racers are…
Governor’s Cup Ghost
Town MarathonFeatureJanuary 199812 min
Governor’s Cup Ghost Town MarathonFeatureJanuary 199812 min had picked up a bit during the night and by 9:00 p.m. there were 5,000 spectators in the Garden. Rowell had moved right…
Another Mile for Health
FeatureJanuary 19984 min
Another Mile for Health FeatureJanuary 19984 min Editorial This past August, I was in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, for that city’s marathon during the same week that the Canadian Medical Association…
