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How Peter Snell Trained for a WR 1:44.3 on Grass in 1962
Long runs, hill circuits, very varied track work, morning runs
November 2009
Before Bikila
Tracing a continent's athletic history
November 2009
The Origins of Cross Country
Hares, hounds and hurdles
October 2009
Footsteps: Romancing the Roads
A short look at the long history of road racing
September 2009
From the Archives: What Women Should Know About Running
We'll no doubt be chuckled at 32 years from now, but wow, some of this stuff is classic
May 1977
From the Archives: Loss of Innocence
An installment from 1977 in the 'plus ca change' department
May 1977
Shoes of Our Youth
A short history of running shoes
JulyAugust 2009
RT Archives: Marathon Man
Medalist Steve Spence makes Pennsylvania proud
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Footsteps: The First World Championships
and the medalist that history forgot
JulyAugust 2009
Timeless Wisdom: Tony Waldrop
the undergraduate world-beater
JulyAugust 2009
Footsteps: Days to Remember
Peeping Through the Keyholes of History
June 2009
Footsteps: Marathon Mania
On the 100th Anniversary of the 1st World Championship Marathon
May 2009
Footsteps: An Artistic Creation
Jack Lovelock's most perfect race
April 2009
Footsteps: A Good Year for History
History is the Measure of Excellence
March 2009
Footsteps: 'Tis the (Racing) Season
100 Years of Holiday Running
JanFeb 2009
Yuri Laptev
The monster of Boston
JanFeb 2009
Kenyans in College
10 of the best Kenyan runners of all-time, competing at American colleges
December 2008
The Age of Innocence
The 1972 Olympics, Dave Wottle and the Bowling Green Track Team
December 2008
Past Prologue
The New York Road Runners grew from humble beginnings to become a leader in the sport
November 2008
Back to Manhattan
Rod Dixon to run New York 25 years after historic win
November 2008
Keeping up with Jonesy
Still crazy after all these years
December 2008
Running Battles: Finding Gettysburg on Foot
The author takes on a historic battlefield
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The Greatest Races: 800M and 3,000M Steeplechase
The between races on the track are always full of surprises
May 2008
The Greatest Races: Women's Marathon
The mystery of Melpomene
June 2008
The Greatest Races: 1500 Meters
The 'Metric Mile' has always been the perfect Olympic track race
April 2008
The Greatest Races: 10,000 Meters
The longest Olympic track race hasn't been short on drama
March 2008
The Greatest Races: 5,000 Meters
Looking back over a lifetime of watching Olympic distance races
JanFeb 2008
The Running Life: History Girls
Women runners who changed the world
September 2007
The Good Doctors
Anthony Sandoval and Bob Kempainen mastered medicine and the marathon
March 2007
The Death of a Runner
A Congressman and the Towpath
December 1978
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