Marathon & Beyond · Issue
Vol. 2, No. 1 (1998)
10 articles
Marathon & Beyond, Volume 2, Number 1 — January/February 1998. 10 articles from this issue, recovered from the original PDF and digitized for the Marathon Handbook archive.
The Great Six-Day Races, Part 5
Ed DoddFeatureJanuary 199818 min
The Great Six-Day Races, Part 5 Ed DoddFeatureJanuary 199818 min What I Learned… USE A VARIETY OF SOURCES TO PREPARE YOURSELF While | believed that | had covered all the…
My Most Unforgettable: January/February 1998
Editorial StaffDepartmentJanuary 199816 min
My Most Unforgettable: January/February 1998 Editorial StaffDepartmentJanuary 199816 min COURTESY OF GEORGE PARROTT No doubt the folklore that has characterized Comrades since its inception will continue. Take, for example, the…
The Comrades Marathon
Editorial StaffFeatureJanuary 199810 min
The Comrades Marathon Editorial StaffFeatureJanuary 199810 min ANDY YELENAK 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 Kathrine Switzer: January/February 1998
Kathrine SwitzerColumnJanuary 199878 min
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: January/February 1998 Kathrine SwitzerColumnJanuary 199878 min On THE Road WITH Kathrine Switzer “YA GOTTA HAVE HEART” ATHENS, GREECE, August—Eight days before the Track and…
Editorial: January/February 1998
Richard BenyoEditorialJanuary 19981 min
Editorial: January/February 1998 Richard BenyoEditorialJanuary 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…
On the Mark: January/February 1998
Editorial StaffDepartmentJanuary 19986 min
On the Mark: January/February 1998 Editorial StaffDepartmentJanuary 19986 min difference in our comfortable paces, so they would have to rely on their own discipline to run their miles. Their different…
Letters to the Editor: January/February 1998
“Irish Tommy” Cruse. esDepartmentJanuary 19983 min
Letters to the Editor: January/February 1998 “Irish Tommy” Cruse. esDepartmentJanuary 19983 min are set up and live music is provided. (Cajun music is big in Montana— honest.) The spectators and…
Governor’s Cup Ghost
Editorial StaffFeatureJanuary 199812 min
Governor’s Cup Ghost Editorial StaffFeatureJanuary 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
Editorial StaffFeatureJanuary 19984 min
Another Mile for Health Editorial StaffFeatureJanuary 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…
