Marathon
Marathon & Beyond Monday: The Marathon as Springboard
So you’ve run several marathons, you’ve reached your goals, you’ve heard the words of Peggy Lee’s “Is That All There Is?” during your long runs, and you’ve anticipated that at some point you might get bored with 26.2 miles. Then it’s time to “go beyond.” That’s the focus of today’s Marathon & Beyond Monday edition of Endurance Planet.
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Marathon & Beyond Monday: Running, Aging, and Human Potential
“A fit person of age 70 is biologically similar to an unfit person of 40—this having nothing to do with genes or medical care but due solely to physical conditioning.” So says geriatrician Dr. Walter Bortz. In this week’s Marathon & Beyond Monday edition, we hear Bortz’s article entitled Running, Aging, and Human Potential
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Bart Yasso on the One Race He Hasn’t Done
He’s been dubbed the Mayor of Running. A member of the Running USA Hall of Champions, he has completed races on all seven continents from the Antarctica marathon to the Mt. Kilimanjaro Marathon. He has also completed the Ironman 5 times and cycled, unsupported by himself, across the country twice. But there’s one race Yasso hasn’t completed…yet. The inventor of the Yasso 800s workout joins us today on Endurance Planet to talk about the upcoming race.
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The Week in Multisport
Time again for a Week in Multisport edition of Endurance Planet with Barry Siff of Daily Triathlon in Boulder, Colorado. There’s a lot to talk about this week: The Aussie Gold Coast Tri, the Monterey World Cup, New Orleans 70.3, and of course Boston.
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Marathon & Beyond Monday: 51 the Hard Way
It’s not a widely known fact, but the first effort to run 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days was a low-key effort, done on the cheap. This Marathon & Beyond Monday—our weekly opportunity to hear an editor’s choice from the popular running magazine—was written by Duncan Larkin and is entitled: “51 the Hard Way.” It chronicles Sam Thompson’s amazing effort in 2006 which raised money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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Marathon & Beyond Monday: The Barefoot Route
This week’s Marathon & Beyond Monday edition was written by Zoie Clift and is entitled “The Barefoot Route.” It’s a story about runners who prefer to return to the basics of human locomotion. Marathon & Beyond Monday is our weekly opportunity on Endurance Planet to hear an editor’s choice from Marathon & Beyond Magazine.
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Marathon & Beyond Monday: Hitting “The Wall”
“It felt like an elephant had jumped out of a tree onto my shoulders.” That’s how Dick Beardsley described hitting “The Wall” at the second marathon of his career. Most of us know what Beardsley spoke of but author and runner Sara Latta says that if you understand the scientific reasons behind “The Wall,” you should be able to avoid it. This week’s Marathon & Beyond Monday is a story from Latta. We hope it helps you avoid tree-dwelling elephants.
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Marathon & Beyond Monday—The Marathon from Hell
Marathon & Beyond Monday is our weekly opportunity to hear an editor’s choice from Marathon & Beyond Magazine. This week is Eileen P. Duggan’s story “The Marathon from Hell.” The 1904 St. Louis Olympics were scabbed onto the World’s Fair, a recipe for disaster that only the hot August marathon could top.
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A Different Kind of Unforgettable Marathon
Marathon & Beyond Monday is our weekly opportunity to hear an editor’s choice from Marathon & Beyond Magazine. This week it’s a story by Lisa Garrone entitled “A Different Kind of Unforgettable Marathon—What happens when an obsessive-compulsive marathon runner takes a turn behind the water table.” Thanks to San Diego-based broadcast journalist and runner, Heather Ford, who provides the narration for this piece.
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Marathon & Beyond Monday: In Praise of Small-Town Races
Marathon & Beyond Monday is our weekly opportunity to hear an editor’s choice from Marathon & Beyond magazine. This week’s Marathon & Beyond Monday is a story from Jeff Horowitz. Jeff is a proud big-city boy who discovered he’d have to go off the beaten path to reach his goal of running a [...]
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