Amby Burfoot shares his passion for running and his reflections on the running community.
Sunday morning, at the first Runner's World Half Marathon , I finished the distance with my daughter, Laura, and her pace team, Kris and Cristina. It was a thrill equal to completing the Athens Marathon with my son, Dan, two years ago. Kris, Cristina, Laura, Amby Until I doubled back ...
Last week, working on a long-term research project, I visited with two of the U.S.'s greatest women distance runners: Doris Brown Heritage and Mary Decker Slaney. Both were pioneers of women's running who paved the way for the opportunities enjoyed by so many today. Doris Brown Herita...
I never thought I’d find myself in Lance Armstrong’s corner. But that’s where I am after the recent announcement that he can’t run the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Why not? Where’s the harm? I’ve never worn a yellow wristband or given a dime to Livestrong. I make personal choices...
If you've got an opening in your race calendar this weekend, and live within reasonable driving distance of southeastern Connecticut, I've got a suggestion for you. And I can guarantee you won't regret it: Run the Ocean Beach John J. Kelley 11.6 miler. John J. Kelley. Photo courtesy L...
Thursday evening in Tucson, I finally met the most historically-important, completely-unknown runner in America. Her name is Merry Lepper. In December, 1963, she became the first woman to run a marathon when she completed the Culver City (CA) Marathon in 3:37:07 Merry Lepper with copy...
I really appreciate this post. I, too, have 2 children. My oldest boy is 23 and attending a local college, and my youngest is 18. He has been in a wheelchair since he was 10 with muscular dystrophy. My oldest has dabbled with running, but it hasn't stuck. I hope, as well, for him to c...
Hey, people. Four months to go. It’s time to let the world know who should light the Olympic Flame in London on July 27. Who was the first runner to break 4 minutes in the mile? Roger Bannister, natch. Who achieved the greatest running breakthrough of all time? Ditto. Who holds an unp...
Almost 1-mile completed. I’m on vacation at my brother's cottage near Long Island Sound; it’s less than a mile from the home where I grew up. I have run the nearby roads so often--for 50-plus years--that I recognize every crack in the asphalt. This one, a sort of “Y” on its side, mean...
