Three Big Guys and a Pack of Women
At the California International Marathon in December, an improbable big-dude trio helped dozens of badass women qualify for the Olympic Marathon Trials.
Amby Burfoot has been running and writing about running for more than a half century. He won the Boston Marathon in 1968, and has run it another 23 times, including in 2018, which marked the 50th anniversary of his win. He has also completed the same Thanksgiving Day 5-mile in Connecticut 57 years in a row. Burfoot joined Runner’s World magazine in 1978, and became executive editor in 1985, holding the position for almost two decades. He has written a half-dozen books including First Ladies of Running and Run Forever.
At the California International Marathon in December, an improbable big-dude trio helped dozens of badass women qualify for the Olympic Marathon Trials.
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In hopes of holding the “best trials ever,” Atlanta Track Club has pulled together an impressive amount of marathon data.
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New rules appear to be a broadside against Kipchoge's Nike Alphafly, and leave lots of outstanding questions about the Trials and Tokyo.
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Marathoners who have run sub-3 for 5 decades reflect the high end of human fitness and health, achieved through consistent, lifelong exercise.
How Antonio Arreola and Steve Schmidt became the first runners to break 3 hours in the marathon over 6 consecutive decades.
Antonio Arreola and Steve Schmidt, who ran their first 3 hour marathons in the 70s, are both aiming for 1:29 at the half. And then?
Runners aiming for a sixth decade of sub-3-hour marathons all have a favorite test run to probe their readiness and build their confidence.
Practical advice on staying in the game from runners attempting a sixth-straight decade of sub-3:00 marathon finishes.
How a few tough men—and one woman—have run a marathon under 3 hours in every decade since the '70s, and counting.