1998 Issues
Volume II | Number 1 | January/February 1998
Departments
Editorial
Another Mile for Health
Richard Benyo
On the Road with Kathrine Switzer
Travel with Kathrine from race to race as she shares her view from inside the
world of long-distance running.
My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (And What I Learned From It)
Doug Kurtis
Governor’s Cup Ghost Town Marathon
Montana’s long-running, colorful, and only marathon struggles
for an identity amidst a smorgasbord of races.
Letters
On the Mark
Experts answer readers’ training and competition questions
About the Authors
Features
Shoeing Away Winter
When winter rolls in, snowshoeing offers an alternative workout
Sally Edwards
Doing the Old Soft Shoe
Going long on snowshoes is an experience not to be missed.
Adam Chase
My Life as a (Marathon) Dog
If you can’t stand the cold, stay out of the Arctic.
Diamond, a.k.a. Joe Oakes
Changing of the Guard
A marathon journey between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China, provides a glimpse of the countdown to change.
Steve Knode
Book Excerpt: Marathon Training
The proven 100-day program for success.
Joe Henderson
Graduation to the Marathon . . . Sort of
A tale of prodigies and prodigals.
John J. Kelley
The Comrades Marathon
Words of wisdom if you plan to train for the ultimate ultra.
Dr. Michael Lambert
Special Book Bonus
The Great Six-Day Races
Part VII of this updated version of Ed Dodd’s ultramarathon classic. Charles Rowell sets his sights on a record
distance in a six-day event.
Ed Dodd
Volume II | Number 2 | March/April 1998
Departments
Editorial
A Matter of Time
Richard Benyo
On the Road with Roger Robinson
Travel with Roger from race to race as he shares her view from inside the world of long-distance running.
My Most Unforgettable Marathon (And What I Learned From It)
John J. Kelley
Edmonton Festival Marathon
During a summer wedge between harsh winters, Edmonton plays hard.
Letters
On the Mark
Experts answer readers’ training and competition questions
About the Authors
Features
Mastering the Distance
A preamble to our six-article special section on life in the masters lane.
The Edge of Might
Some fears and realizations on the eve of turning 40.
Timothy Martin
Masters of the Marathon
A look at the great masters marathoners of our times.
Roger Robinson
Use It or Lose It
Can we slow the effects of physical decline as we age?
Keith R. Williams, PhD
Everything Is Relative
Sure, our race times slow as we age, but WAVA puts us back in the hunt.
Bill Childs
In Your Dreams
Marathoners daydream of running from the front. Dreams come true.
John Keston
Masters of the Ultra
More and more masters are moving up-for good reason.
Jeff Hagen
The Champion of the Chip
When "The Chip" came to Boston, it nearly found itself locked out.
Julia Emmons
Special Book Bonus
The Great Six-Day Races
Part VIII of this updated version of Ed Dodd’s ultramarathon classic. Charles Rowell and Patrick Fitzgerald
battle to near death.
Ed Dodd
Volume II | Number 3 | May/June 1998
Departments
Editorial
Rumors of Immortality
Richard Benyo
On the Road with Roger Robinson
Travel with Roger from race to race as she shares her view from inside the world of long-distance running.
Humboldt Redwoods Marathon
Step back a few million years and run with the "giants."
Letters
On the Mark
Experts answer readers’ training and competition questions
About the Authors
Features
Western States 100 Special Section
Western States Endurance Run
Necessity is the mother of invention-a lame horse precipitated one of the world’s greatest footraces.
Inventing 100-Mile Trail Racing
The founder of long-distance trail racing recreates the nearly 24-hour-long labor pains to birth Western States.
Gordy Ainsleigh
The History of Western States
Journey through the 24-year history leading to the silver anniversary of the ultimate ultra trail race.
Norman Klein
Never Say, "Never Again!"
A Personal Remembrance of Western States Past
Helen Klein
There Could Be Magic
Some races on the Western States course aren’t meant to be-or are they?
Doug Latimer
My Most Unforgettable Western States
(And What I Learned From It)
Tony Rossmann struggles through the slowest, last, and most glorious of all his Western States finishes.
Antonio Rossmann
London Marathoning: Then and Now
London’s Polytechnic Marathon was a pioneering race, but it held not even a hint of today’s London Marathons.
Peter D. Wood
Special Book Bonus
The Great Six-Day Races
Part IX of this updated version of Ed Dodd’s ultramarathon classic. Pedestrianism sputters, revives briefly,
and then dies.
Ed Dodd
Volume II | Number 4 | July/August 1998
Editorial
Valise Marathoners
Richard Benyo
On the Road with Roger Robinson
Travel with Roger from race to race as he shares his view from inside the world of long-distance running.
My Most Unforgettable Marathon (And What I Learned From It)
Bruce Deacon
Letters
On the Mark
Experts answer readers’ training and competition questions
About the Authors
Features
The Top 26 Marathons in North America
There’s a marathon for every taste. These races are the best of the best.
The Sun Also Rises
At the Ogasa-Kakegawa Marathon, a rising sun has several portents.
Jack Anderson
Too Much of a Good Thing?
Running long distances is a worthy pursuit, unless your running runs you.
Michael L. Sachs, PhD
"M" Day
Visions of Marathon Day.
Timothy Martin
Getting Past the Pain of Performance
Learning to deal with pain can do wonders for your performance.
Woody Green
The Ultimate Pain
Is the pain of marathoning equal to the pain of childbirth?
Annette Pierce
Special Book Bonus
The Great Six-Day Races
Part X of this updated version of Ed Dodd’s ultramarathon classic. The final adventures of Edward Payson Weston
and Daniel O’Leary.
Ed Dodd
Volume II | Number 5 | September/October 1998
Departments
Editorial
Get On With It
Richard Benyo
On the Road with Roger Robinson
Travel with Roger from race to race as he shares his view from inside the world of long-distance running.
My Most Unforgettable Marathon (And What I Learned From It)
Gayle Barron
Letters
On the Mark
Experts answer readers’ training and competition questions
About the Authors
Features
The Three Stages of the Marathon
Like a multi-staged rocket, the marathon easily breaks down into three distinct segments.
Rich Benyo, Jonathan Beverly, and Mark Conover
Hanging with the Legends
When Arthur Lydiard and Bill Bowerman get together, it’s great to be a fly on the wall.
Nobuya "Nobby" Hashizume
From Within the Ashes
Yugoslavia continues to implode, but the Belgrade Marathon endures.
Michael Sandrock
Where Eagles Dwell
Comrades Marathon winner Charl Mattheus spends winter training in Leadville, Colorado. Why?
Theresa Daus-Weber
The Ultimate Run of Doug Davis
Sometimes the world becomes too much to bear, and another world beckons.
Tim Martin
Famous for Losing
Jim Peters Set the World’s Best Marathon Time Four Times, But He Gained Fame for Defeats.
Frank Horwill
Special Book Bonus
Marathon
Part I of this reprinted edition of DeMar’s autobiography. The early life-the struggles, the challenges, and
the dreams-of the man who went on to become a Boston Marathon legend.
Clarence DeMar
Volume II | Number 6 | November/December 1998
Departments
Editorial
The Experiment
Richard Benyo
On the Road with Roger Robinson
Travel with Roger from race to race as he shares his view from inside the world of long-distance running.
My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (And What I Learned From It)
Ruth Anderson
Letters
On the Mark
Experts answer readers’ training and competition questions
About the Authors
Index to Volume II
Features
Sports Medicine Special Section
Is a Heart Rate Monitor Worth It?
At a first-ever conference in South Africa, coaches and scientists from around the world meet to discuss heart rate and exercise and to explore ways to use heart rate monitors to their full potential.
Michael Lambert, PhD
The Ergogenic Answer
The key to improved performance is better energy use. But there are no shortcuts.
Melvin H. Williams, PhD
The Painful Heel
For distance runners, the heel can be the source of misery. Don’t let it.
Perry H. Julien, DPM
Too Darn Hot?
The effect of heat stress on marathon and road race injury and performance is predictable. Knowing when it’s too hot for you to run could save your life.
William O. Roberts, MD
Free Radicals and Antioxidants
What every runner should know to keep from getting “rusty.”
Pedro Pujol, MD
Breaking Barriers in the Marathon
Track distance world records keep falling, but the men’s marathon resists. If Loroupe can do, why can’t the men?
David E. Martin, PhD
The Long Way Around
A trip to the Havana Marathon is a challenge but worth the runaround.
Joe Oakes
Special Book Bonus
Marathon
Part II of this reprinted edition of DeMar’s autobiography. The man who became a Boston Marathon legend takes us behind the scenes of his 1936 Boston Marathon race and then recounts his first Olympic experience in 1912.
Clarence DeMar