Editorial: July/August 1999 Richard BenyoEditorialJuly 19996 min […] let’s put aside the false us-versus-them dichotomy that the debate usually degenerates into. Instead, let’s look at how these well-meaning, usually inexperienced…
Editorial: May/June 1999 Richard BenyoEditorialMay 19994 min Marathoning in North America ain’t what it used to be. That’s the inevitable conclusion reached when you toss enough hoary old marathon codgers…
Editorial: November/December 1998 Richard BenyoEditorialNovember 19983 min THE EXPERIMENT This past August a runner went to Death Valley to attempt to run 150 miles from Badwater (the lowest point in…
Editorial: September/October 1998 Richard BenyoEditorialSeptember 19984 min […] to be a champion long-distance runner you had to “run on the edge of death.” We’ ve certainly seen that philosophy in…
Editorial: May/June 1998 (p. 5) Richard BenyoEditorialMay 19982 min at Western States and during the 1980s was one of the stalwarts of this much-respected race. Jim took second place in…
Editorial: May/June 1998 Richard BenyoEditorialMay 19984 min RUMORS OF IMMORTALITY When we compiled our list of “25 Who Reinvented the Marathon” to run in conjunction with our celebration of “25…
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…
Editorial: July/August 1997 (p. 3) Richard BenyoEditorialJuly 19972 min […] for a successful hunt, including the return trip dragging or carrying the game. The theory is cute, clever, and neat….
Editorial: July/August 1997 (pp. 1-2) Richard BenyoEditorialJuly 19974 min WRETCHED EXCESS Nobody gets out of here alive. Our only positive options are to take steps to lengthen our stay and…
Editorial: May/June 1997 Richard BenyoEditorialMay 19974 min DOWNHILL RUNNING The main feature of this issue is a survey titled “Where Are America’s World-Class Marathoners?” The survey was inspired by the…
Editorial: January/February 2001 Richard BenyoEditorialJanuary 20011 min […] most starters we had were two. Seeing so many runners on the road at the same time served as a negative culture…
