May/June 2012
Table of Contents
Departments
Editorial
Namelesss, Numberless
On the Road
From Snell to Seko, the Seminal Experience
Race Profile
Pocatello Marathon
On the Trail with Meghan Hicks
Yell It From the Highest Peak
Features
Chasing the Flying Goddess
The Top 25 Marathon Finisher Medals for North American for 2011
Meb on Motivation and Focus
Women Wept, Strong Men Lost Their Lunch
Fueling the Ultra-Endurance Athlete
Jewish Girls From Brooklyn Are Not Supposed to Run
Fast Times Down Under
At Pacific Crest '87
A Rocket Out of the Gate
The Complete Slob's Guide to Marthon Running
50 States the Family Way
Chasing the Flying Goddess
© 2012 42K(+) Press, Inc.
Falling headfirst into the pavement at mile 13 during the 2011 San Francisco Marathon wasn't what I envisioned while lacing up that morning. Yet, obsessively, my only thought was leaving with a finisher's medal while a medic patched up my two-stitch head injury. Much of the rest of the race was a blur until I passed AT&T Park, where the stars floating around my head were replaced by question marks. What happened to normal ballpark names? Didn't the Giants play at Candlestick Park for 40 years? Why would they need a corporate sponsor?
At the finish, another question came to mind: "Who sponsors the San Francisco Marathon?" The first place I checked was its finisher's medal but found only the quotation, "Worth the Hurt," which I found ironic considering that I had dried blood on my hands. The answer is WIPRO, a global IT company, the race's presenting sponsor for 2011 and title sponsor for 2012. But how critical is its contribution to the medal, and why don't all sponsors have their names added to the marathon finisher's medal?
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