Subject: rec.running FAQ, part 3 of 8
Supersedes: <running-faq/part3_828199999@rtfm.mit.edu>
Date: 13 Apr 1996 22:22:53 GMT
References: <running-faq/part1_829433647@rtfm.mit.edu>
Summary: Information about Running
X-Last-Updated: 1996/03/19

Posting-Frequency: 14 days

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Mail Order Addresses

The addresse/phone of some popular running mail order outfits (Directory
assistance at 1-800-555-1212 for mail order outfits not listed):

Road Runner Sports
6150 Nancy Ridge Road   1-800-551-5558 (Orders)   rrunner@cts.com
San Diego, CA 92121     1-800-662-8896 (Cust Serv)      Fax: 1-619-455-6470

California Best
970 Broadway
Chula Vista, CA 91911-1798      1-800-225-2378

Tel-a-Runner
80 Speedwell Ave
Morristown, NJ 07970            1-800-835-2786

Hoy's Sports
1632 Haight St
San Francisco, 94117            1-800-873-4329

Holabird Sports
9008 Yellow Brick Rd
Baltimore, Md 21237             1-410-687-6400  Fax: 1-410-687-7311

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Marathon

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Increasing your mileage (Jack Berkery berkery@emmax5crd.ge.com)

There are many good, professional, books and articles on how to train for
whatever distance you choose. More for the marathon than others I think.
Get one or two and mull them over. The following recommendations are a
distillation of having read and digested most of these and more than a
decade of experience.

Let's suppose you are beginning with a base load of about 20 miles per week
over a long period. First I DO NOT recommend that anyone who has been
running for less than 3 years should run a marathon. Running is a long-term
game and it takes time for your body to become adjusted physically to the
demands, not only of the marathon itself, but also of the heavy training
mileage required to build up to it.

Next, you should always keep in mind that your build-up should not exceed
10% per week. 10% doesn't sound like much but it's actually a big
adjustment for your system to make. Not only muscles, but bones and
connective tissues must be strengthened to take the increased load and
running marathon mileage is a lot of pounding. Remember 10%. That is not to
say that if you ran 20 miles last week, you cannot go more than 22 next
week, but over a period of 3-4 weeks the rate of increase should not exceed
the 10% slope. After 4 weeks then, you should be doing just under 30 miles,
but not more. If you go from 20 to 24 in the first week thereby exceeding
the 10% rate, then doing 24 again the second week will bring you back on
track. You can continue to build up mileage for about 6 weeks when you'll
reach 35 miles. Then you MUST BACK OFF for a week or so. Drop back by about
25-30% for one week. Take two or three days off in a row. Get some rest to
gain strength before beginning the climb again.

How much mileage is enough for a marathon? I have known people to run
marathons on 25 or 35 miles per week. Don't try it. How they got away with
it is not important. It is only important to know that it simply ain't
smart. You can get away with 40-45 per week if you are doing a regular long
run of 15-18 each week. It is better to be doing 50 or more for 6 to 8
weeks before the marathon. This means you have to have the time necessary
to build to 50 at that 10% rate (with 1 rest week out of every 6) and then
sustain that 50+ mileage for 6-8 weeks as well. This is a heavy schedule.
Never doubt that. When you listen to the mega-mileage people talk about 70
or 80 or more, they make it sound as if everyone should be able to do that.
Well we CAN'T all do that. We all have a break-down point and for the great
majority, it lies somewhere below 50 or 60 miles per week. You'll know
where yours is only after repeated tries to exceed it result in an injury.

So how do you build the mileage? Suppose you are doing an even 3 miles a
day, no more, no less. You must begin by building the long run. In a
marathon training schedule, the long run is everything. Start the first
week of the build-up by just lengthening one run. All other days should
remain the same. Make one, usually Sat. or Sun., a 5-6 miler to get your
10% increase. Take the next day off from running. Rest is important after
the long run to allow your system adjustment time. The next week of the
build-up, increase the one long run again while still holding the normal
daily runs the same. As a rule of thumb, your long run can go to 3 times
the distance of your daily average run. So while still doing regular 3
milers, you can build up that Sat. morning run to 9 miles. Don't do a 12
miler though until you have made your daily run 4 miles. This means keeping
the long run at 9 miles for a few weeks and increasing the daily runs until
your average is 4 or 5 a day. Then you can return to increasing the long
run. Toward the end of the build-up you may be doing something like 6-8
each weekday plus an 18-20 miler on the weekend. It might also be a good
idea to alternate long runs of 15 and 20 miles every other week.

As you get close to the date of the marathon, run your last long run 2
weeks before. DO NOT do a long run one week prior to the marathon. In fact
for the last week you should taper down to do only about half, yes half,
the mileage you have been doing. DO NOT run the day before and 2 days
before the race you might only do 3 miles just to get the legs loose and
the blood flowing. You MUST be well rested for the big race itself.

Now assuming you do everything right there is still no guarrantee that the
marathon is going to go well. Many things might prevail to make it hurt,
hot or humid weather, getting caught up in too hard a pace, not drinking
enough water before or along the way (THE GREATEST SIN). You may even spend
3 or 4 months building your training only to come down with an illness or
injury a few weeks before the race which will set you right back to
square-one. If you want certainties, you're in the wrong game. What matters
is not that you get to do that particular marathon on that particular day 5
months from now, but rather what you plan to do over the next 5 or 10 or 50
years. I did say running is a long-term game, no?

Another note of caution. All the rules can be broken. You may get away with
lower training, higher ramp-up rates or shorter long-runs. You might even
get away with it more than once, but sooner or later it's gonna get ya.
Take the more conservative plan and be safe. You're looking for a positive
experience not an injury.

------------------Major Marathons & partial World Marathon Schedule

Please have Marathon Directors fax me (Ozzie 619-281-9468) the dates of
their marathon from 1995 to 2000. I will create a database of that
information to post on the rec.running. Have them also include mailing
address, phone and fax number and e-mail address if they have it. (date:
2/14/96)

Boston Marathon 100th Running in 1996   ==================
Boston Athletic Association
P.O. Box 1996 Hopkington, MA 01748
Tel: 508-435-6905               Fax: 508-435-6590
        The Boston Marathon is held on Patriots day (3rd monday in April).

Starting time: Noon Boston Marathon qualifying times.

Age Men Women   Wheelchair Divison
18-34 3:10 3:40 CLASS   MEN     WOMEN
35-39 3:15 3:45 1 (Quad Class) 3:00     3:10
40-44 3:20 3:50 2-5     2:10    2:35
45-49 3:25 3:55
50-54 3:30 4:00
55-59 3:35 4:05
60-64 3:40 4:10
65-69 3:45 4:15
70+     3:50 4:20

Note: Qualifying time based on age on the day of the Boston Marathon.
Example: You run a qualifying race at the age of 44 in 3:22. You then have
a birthday before the Boston Marathon, making you 45. You qualify, because
your required qualification time is 3:25.

Chicago Marathon        (October 20, 1996)      =========
101 W. Grand Ave.  Ste. 600  (Carey Pinkowski)
Chicago, IL 60610               (312) 527-2200 [VOICE]  (312) 527-9901 [FAX]


London Marathon April 21,  1996 ========
PO Box 3460
London, England SE1 8RZ 44 71 620 4117  fax: 44 71 620 4208
UK entrants:            In Oct. get *proper* form from London, fill in,
enclose cheque. You should find out before Xmas if  picked in the lottery.
. If you've run a sub 2h40  (men) or sub 3h10  (ladies) no need for lottery
as you qualify for the national championships (held in conjunction with
London).

Non-UK entrants:                Get on "official" trips to come to the UK
to run London from sports travel firms. If you book with sports travel firm
you will definitely get an entry. Going it alone then write:

Los Angeles Marathon    March  3,  1996 ======
11110 W. Ohio Avenue, #100
Los Angeles, CA 90025-3329              (310) 444-5544  AGE 18-59 60+

Marine Corps Marathon October 27 1996   =======
Box 188
Quantico, VA 22134                      (703)640-2225

New York Marathon Nov. 3, 1996  ======
NYRRC
P.O. Box 1766 GPO
New York, NY 10116                      (212) 860-4455

        For U.S. residents: Send a self-addressed #10 business-size
envelope (about 4" x 9.5") and a check or money order (no cash) for a $5.00
non-refundable handling fee. Make the check payable to: NYRRC.
        Send AFTER midnight of "set start date." All requests must be
posted "start date" or later.
        The NYRRC sets a "start date" for accepting requests for
applications, about May 15-20. Prospective applicants must send a SASE and
$5, postmarked ON OR AFTER this date, to a PO Box in NY. They send a blank
application, with no guarantee of anything, fairly promptly.
        Fill it out and return it ASAP. A caveat: You must be a member of
UST&F, the USA's governing federation of running, to run in the NYCM. You
can apply for entry along with your marathon application; instructions and
UST&F application are sent with the blank NYCM application.

Applications accepted on the following basis:

Slots are reserved for non-USA runners (don't know how they are allocated).

12,000+ applications are accepted "first-come, first served" basis. The
NYRRC claims this is not a tough thing if you act promptly - i.e. send
request for ap on "Opening Day", and mail back the completed app. within a
day or two.

X,000 slots remain. Once above criteria filled, all applications received
go (figuratively) into a big, big box. In late July or early August, NYRRC
draws out the X,000 lucky envelopes. These entries are accepted. They draw
a few hundred more, I guess, to set up a waiting list in the event of
cancellations.
        NB: the rest of the applications are returned with refunded entry fee.

San Francisco Marathon  July 14, 1996 ====
City of San Francisco Marathon
P.O. Box 77148
San Francisco, CA 94107                 (415) 391-2123

Honolulu Marathon       (Dec. 8, 1996)======
Honolulu Marathon Assoc.
3435 Wailae Ave. #208
Honolulu, HI 96816                      808-734-7200

Compiled from infor direct from marathon organizers Running Times and
Runner's World (Jan, 1996)

1996
Mar 24          DONG-A Int'l    Seoul, Korea            82-2-361-0730
Mar 24          Rome            Italy US=212-688-3700   81-52-221-0739
Mar 30          Trail Breaker   Waukesha, WI            414-453-7600
Mar 30          Great SW        Abilene, TX             915-677-8144
Mar 31          Athens          Athens, OH              614-594-3042
Apr  6          Golden Gate     Sausalito, CA           415-868-1829
Apr 13          Army Mule Mt.   Ft. Huachuca, AZ        602-533-2541
Apr 14          Hogeye          Fayetteville, AR        501-442-6488
Apr 15          Boston          Boston, MA              508-435-6905
Apr 20          Longest Day     Brookings, SD           605-692-2334
Apr 20          Camp Lejune     Camp Lejune, NC         910-451-5430
Apr 20          Napa Vly Trail  Calistoga, CA           415-868-1829
Apr 21          LONDON          England                 617-242-7845=MT
Apr 21          PARIS           Paris, France           33-1-42-77-17-84 or MT
Apr 21          VIENNA          Austria                 43-1-402-6917
Apr 21          Glass City      Toledo, OH              419-475-0731
Apr 21          BRASILIA                Brazil          55-92-656-5019
Apr 27          Pine Line Trl   Medford,  WI (Dairylnd) 715-748-6450
Apr 28          Big Sur         Carmel, CA              408-625-6226
Apr 28          Running Fit Trl Ann Arbor, MI           313-769-5016
Apr 28          Lake Cnty       Highland Pk, IL         708-266-7223
Apr 28          USArmyMedComm   San Antonio, TX         210-221-1342
Apr 28          Michigan Trl    Ann Arbor, MI           313-769-5016
Apr 28          ROTTERDAM       Netherlands             31.10.4172886
Apr 28          MADRID          Madrid, Spain           34-1-266-9701
Apr 28          WROCLAW         Poland                  48-71-555-030
May 4           FLETCHER        Rotorua, N. Zealand     64-7-348-8448
Apr             Mt.Hamilton     Mt Hamilton, CA         415-868-1829
May 4           Great Potato    Boise, ID               208-344-5501
May 4           Shiprock        Farmington, NM          505-327-5595
May 4           Whiskey Row     Prescott, AZ            602-445-7221
May 5           Ave. of Giants  Weott,CA   RT, 281 Hidden Vly Rd,Bayside,CA95524
May 5           VANCOUVER       BC Canada               604-872-2928
May 5           Pittsburgh      Pittsburgh, PA          412-578-3320
May 5           Lincoln         Lincoln, NE             402-423-4519
May 5           Race of Cham    Holyoke, MA             413-734-0955
May 5           Revco           Cleveland, OH           800-GO-REVCO
May 5           Wild West       Lone Pine, CA           619-876-4444
May 5           Buffalo         Buffalo, NY             716-837-7223
May 5           Long Is.        East Meadow, NY         516-572-0251
May 5           Spring Fling    Vandalia, OH            513-898-7015
May 5           TORONTO         Ontario                 416-426-7219
May 11          Lake Geneva     Lake Geneva,  WI        414-248-4323
May 11          HeadlndsWolfRdg Sausalito, CA           415-868-1829
May 12          Forest City     London, Ontario         519-685-8675
May 12          TURIN           Turin, Italy            39-11-663-1231
May 12          Tallinn         Tallinn, Estonia        372-2-238-220
May ?           BUDAPEST                Hungry          36-1-267-6560
May 12          Nat'l Capital   Ottawa, Ont  Canada     613-234-2221
May 12          J. Miles        Nova Scotia             902-755-8363
May 12          Forest City     London, Ontario         519-685-8675
May ?           MUNCHEN Munich, Germany                 49-89-641-0616
May 18          Muir Woods      Muir Wood, CA           415-868-1829
May 19          Capital City    Olympia, WA             360-786-1786
May 19          COPENHAGEN      Denmark                 45-35-26-6900
May 25          Andy Payne      Oklahoma Cty, OK        405-424-3010
May 25          BayShore        Traverse Cty, MI        616-941-5743
May 25          Lone Star       Amarillo, TX            806-345-3451
May 25          Gage RdRunr     Gage, OK                405-923-7727
May 25          LAKELAND        Vermilion,Alb. Canada   403-953-8471
MAY 26          Med City        Rochester, MN           507-282-1310
May 26          Madison         Madison, WI             608-256-9922
May 26          Vermont City    Burlington, VT          800-642-5154
May 26          Wyoming         Cheyenne,  WY           307-635-3316
May 26          Coeur D'Alene   Coeur D'Alene, ID       208-773-7581
Jun 1           Governor Cup    Helena, MT              406-447-3414
Jun 1           RidgeRunr       Cairo, WV               304-643-2931
Jun 1           God'sCntry      Coudersport, PA         814-435-2290
Jun 1           STOCKHOLM       Sweden                  46-8-667-1930 or MT
Jun 2           Steamboat       Steamboat Sprgs, CO     303-879-0882
Jun 2           Nipmuck Trl     Ashford, CT             203-455-1096
Jun 2           Clackamas River Beaverton, OR           803-646-2867
Jun             WildernessTrl   Marin, CA               415-868-1829
Jun 2           MELBOURNE               Australia       61-3-853-2768
Jun 8           Palos Verdes    Palos Verdes, CA                    (2nd Sat)
Jun 9           Sugar Loaf      Kingfield, ME           207-237-2000
Jun 9           Hoosier         Fort Wayne, IN          219-749-1237
Jun 9           Taos            Taos, NM                505-776-1860
Jun 9           Valley of Flwrs Lompoc, CA              805-735-3255
Jun ?           Sunburst        South Bend, IN          219-284-6613
Jun 15          Mar2Marathon    Marathon, IA            712-289-2246
Jun 15          YUKON           Yukon, Canada           403-668-4236
Jun 16          MANITOBA        Winnipeg, Canada        204-925-5751
Jun 16          Fila Sky        Aspen,  CO              212-714-1280
Jun 16          High Sierra     Truckee, CA             510-223-5778
Jun 22          Grandma's       Duluth, MN              218-727-0947
Jun 22          Midnight Sun    Anchorage AK            907-343-4474
Jun 23          Pk. of Roses    Columbus, OH            513-898-7015
Jun ?           Sum. Solstice   Muir Bch, CA            415-868-1829
Jun 27          ARTIC CIRCLE    Nanasivik, Canada       416-869-0772
Jun ?           PRAGUE  Czchoslovakia   42-2-207-429
Jun 27          MIDNIGHT SUN    Baffin Is. NT Canada    416-869-0772
Jun 30          KILIMANJARO     Tanzania                310-320-3663
Jul 7           PAAVO NURMI     Turku, Finland          358-21-2503-526
Jul 7           CALGARY         Alberta, Canada         403-270-8828
Jul 13          Grandfather Mt  Boone, NC               704-265-3479
Jul 14          San Francisco   San Francisco, CA       415-391-2123
Jul 14          Ohio-Mich       Toledo, OH              419-475-0731
Jul 14          GOLD COAST      Queensland, Aus.        61-75-911-2405
Jul 20          Mosquito        Leadville, CO           719-486-3900
Jul 20          Okoboji         Pike's Pt St. Pk Iowa   712-338-2424
Jul 24          Deseret News    Salt Lake City, UT      801-237-2135
Jul 27          Kilauea Volcano  Hawaii Nat.Pk. HI      808-967-8222
Jul 27          HELSINKI                Finland         358-0-158-2405
Jul 28          NOVA SCOTIA     Barrington, NS          902-637-3254
Aug 3           Frank Maier     Juneau, AL              907-586-8322
Aug 3           Drakes Bay      Sausalito, CA           415-868-1829
Aug 3           SIBERIAN        Omsk, Russia            7-3812-311-844
Aug 18          Union Terminal Cincinnati, OH           513-898-7015
Aug 10          Crater Lk. Rim  Klamath Falls, OR       503-884-6939
Aug 10          Paavo Nurmi     Upson, WI               715-561-4334
Aug 11          Mammouth Mt     Mammoth Lake, CA        510-223-5778
Aug 11          Summer Spree    Vandalia, OH            513-898-7015
Aug 17          Pikes Pk Ascnt  Manitou Spgs, CO        719-473-2625
Aug 18          Pikes Peak      Manitou Spgs, CO        719-473-2625
Aug 18          REYKJAVIK               Iceland         354-1-626-385
Aug 18          Festival-by-Sea Saint John, N.Brunswick 506-696-4922
Aug 24          Kona            Kailua-Kona, HI         808-329-4661
Aug 25          Silver State    Reno, NV                702-849-0419
Aug 25          EDMONTON        Alberta, Canada         403-433-6062
Aug 25          ADELAIDE                Australia       61-8-213-0615
Aug 31          Sausalito       Sauksalito, CA          415-686-1829
Sep 1           Black Hills     Rapid City, SD          605-348-7866
Sep 1           Scotty Hanton   Port Huron, MI          519-542-2153
Sep 1           Snowgoose       Anchorage, AK           907-258-4964
Sep 1           Tupelo          Tupelo, Miss.           601-842-2-39
Sep 1           BEAVERLODGE     Grand Prarie, Alberta   403-532-7138
Sep 1           Twin Cities     St.John, Newfoundland   709-368-1728
Sep 2           Heart of America  Columbia MO   314-445-2684  (Labor Day, 6 am)
Sep 2           Turtle          Roswell, NM             505-624-8830
Sep 7           Am.Odyssey      Marathon City, WI       715-675-6977
Sep 7           Bismarck        Bismarck, ND            701-255-1525
Sep 7           Jackson         Jackson, WY             307-733-5056
Sep             OSLO                    Norway          47-22-565-370
Sep 8           GOLDEN EAGLE    Canmore, Alberta        403-270-7317
Sep 8           SASKATCHEWAN    Saskatoon, Canada       306-382-2962
Sep 8           Oilsands        Fort McMurray, Alberta  403-791-4027
Sep 8           Yellowknife              NW Terr.       403-920-3128
Sep 15          Eriesistible    Erie, PA                814-459-8381
Sep 15          Burney Classic  Burney,  CA             916-335-2825
Sep 21          Equinox         Fairbanks, AK           907-452-8351
Sep 21          Bethel Mt.      Bethel, Alaska          907-543-2110
Sep 21          Sugar River Trl Bradhead, WI            608-897-4516
Sep 21          Walker North    Walker, Minn            800-833-1118
Sep 22          Fall Fantasy    Vandalia,  OH           513-898-7015
Sep 22          MONTREAL                Canada          514-284-5272
Sep 22          AMSTERDAM               Holland         31-20-663-0781
Sep 29          Duke City       Albuquerque, NM         505-890-1018
Sep 29          Clarence Demar  Gilsum NH               603-357-5891
Sep 29          Portland        Portland, OR            503-226-1111
Sep 29          East Lyme       East Lyme, Conn.        203-739+2864
Sep 29          BERLIN          Germany                 49-30-392-2382
Sep 29          PRINCE ED IS.   Charlottetown, PEI      902-566-3966
Oct 5           St. George      St. George, UT          801-634-5850
Oct 6           Maine           Portland, ME            207 774-5795
Oct 6           Sacramento      Sacramento,CA           916-678-5005
Oct 6           Yonkers         Yonkers, NY             914-377-6430 (6450?)
Oct 6           Twin Cities     Minneapolis, MN         612-673-0778
Oct 13          Pueblo River    Pueblo, CO              719-543-5151
Oct 13          Lakefront       Milwaukee, WI           414-783-5009
Oct 13          Atlantic City   Atalantic, NJ           609-822-6911
Oct 13          Richmond        Richmond, VA            804-649-6738 (6838?)
Oct 19          Green Mt        S. Hero, VT             802-434-3228
Oct 19          Caesar Creek    C.C Park, OH            513-898-1015 (7015?)
Oct 19          Wichita         Wichita, KS             316-267-6812
Oct 20          Chicago         Chicago, IL             312-527-2200
Oct 20          Detroit         Detroit, MI             313-393-7749
Oct 20          Colorado        Denver, CO              303-727-8700
Oct 20          Humboldt        Weott, CA               707-443-1220
Oct 20          Mohawk-Hud.     Albany,  NY
Oct 20          ATHENS          Greece                  303-863-0066
Oct 26          St. Louis       St Louis, MO            314-781-3926 (3726?)
Oct 26          Sky to Sea      Santa Cruz, CA          415-868-1829
Oct 27          Marine Corps    Wash. DC                703-640-2225
Oct 27          VENICE          Venice, Italy           39-41-940-644
Oct 27          DUBLIN          Ireland                 617-242-7686
Oct 27          FRANKFURT               Germany
Oct 27          Cape Cod        Falmouth, MA            508-540-6959
Nov 2           Big Sur Trail   Big Sur, CA             415-868-1829
Nov 2           AndrJackson     Jackson, TN             901-668-1708
Nov 2           Cherokee Strp   Ponca, OK               405-767-4339
Nov 3           Leprechaun      Vandalia, OH            513-898-7015
Nov 3           Omaha   Omaha, NE               402-553-8349
Nov 3           New York        New York, NY            212-860-4455
Nov 3           Ocean State     Narragansett, RI        401-885-4499
Nov 9           Chickamauga     Chickamauga, GA         615-875-3642
Nov 10          Columbus        Columbus, OH            614-433-0395
Nov 10          Harrisburg      Harrisburg, PA          717-652-2521
Nov 10          San Antonio     San Antonio, TX         210-246-9652
Nov 10          Vulcan          Birmingham, AL          205-995-5344
Nov 17          Philadelphia    Philadelphia,PA         215-685-0054
Nov 17          Palm Desert     Palm Desert, CA         619-346-8070
Nov 23          Tulsa           Tulsa, OK               918-744-0339
Nov 24          Seattle         Seattle, WA             206-821-6474
Nov 24          Cincinnati      Cincinnati, OH          513-898-7015
Nov 24          SpaceCoast      Melbourne, FL           407-724-2510
Nov 28          Atlanta         Atlanta, GA             404-231-9065
Nov 30          Mississippi Bch Ocean Srngs, MS         601-865-3071
Dec 1           White Rock      Dallas, TX              214-526-5318
Dec 1           Memphis         Memphis, TN             800-489-4040
Dec 1           West Hemisp     Culver City, CA         310-253-6650
Dec 1           Almost Heaven   Charleston, WV          304-744-6502
Dec 1           MACAU           Macau, S. China         853-580-762
Dec 1           Bulldog         Altus, Okla.            405-946-5614
Dec 1           Holiday         Vandalia,  OH           513-898+7015
Dec 7           Alamogordo      White Sands, NM         505-382-8869
Dec 7           Kentucky        Louisville KY           502-228-1133
Dec 7           Mississippi     Clinton, MS             601-856-9884
Dec 8           Cal. Int'l      Sacramento, CA          916-443-6223
Dec 8           Honolulu        Honolulu, HI            808-734-7200
Dec 8           Delaware        Wilmington, DE          302-654-6400
Dec 8           Brandon         Brandon, Fla            813-681-4279
Dec 14          Rocket City     Huntsville, AL          205-881-9077
Dec 14          Kiawah Is.      Charleston, SC          803-768-3400
Dec 14          Jacksonville    Jacksonville, FL        904-739-1917
Dec 26-31       6 Pack          Vandalia, OH            513-898-7015
Dec 28          New Year Res.   Muir Beach              415-868-1839
1997
Jan             Disney World    Orlando, Fl             407-939-7810
Jan             King Day        Tacoma WA               206-383-3531
Jan             Pt Reyes Trl    Pt. Reyes CA            415-868-1829
Jan             BERMUDA         Bermuda                 441-238-2333 or MT
Jan             Englewood Resrv Englewood OH            513-898-7015
Jan             Mardi Gras      New Orleans, LA         504-482-6682
Jan             San Diego       San Diego, CA           619-792-2900
Jan             Tenneco         Houston, TX             713-864-9305
Jan             Great Valley    Chambersburg, PA        717-263-5631
Jan             Raritan Vly     Piscataway NJ           908-846-2739
Jan             Winter          Vandalia OH             513-898-7015
Jan             VIET NAM        Hanoi                   84-8-290-672
Jan             Beargrease Snowshoe  Duluth MN          612-435-8114
Jan             Ellerbe Sprgs   Ellerbe, NC             910-895-2626(correct #)
Feb             Tallahassee     Tallahassee,FL          904-385-2768(correct #)
Feb             Tybee           Tybee Is. BA            912-354-6223
Feb            TOKYO           Japan                   81-3-3481-2300
In Memoriam     Long Beach      Always well done. Will be missed!  Ozzie
Feb             Mid Winter      Huber Hgts/Dayton OH    513-898-2664
Feb             Carolina        Columbia, SC            803-929-1996 (Wom.Oly)
Feb             Las Vegas       Las Vegas, NV           702-876-3870
Feb             Lost Soles      Talent, OR              503-535-4854
Feb             Doral Ryder     Miami, FL               305-227-1500
Feb             Charlotte Obsvr Charlotte, NC           704-358-5425 (Men Oly)
Feb             Heart Break Hls Many, LA                318-868-5668
Feb             Ohio River      Oxford, OH              513-438-5308
Feb             Motorola        Austin, TX              512-505-83049(best #)
Feb             Wash.Birthdy    Greenbelt, MD           703-271-8959
Feb             TAHITI  Moorea, Polynesia               310-414-8484
Feb             Blue Angel      Pensacola FL            904-452-2843
Feb             Cowtown         Forth Worth, TX         817-735-2033
Feb             Smokey Mt       Louisville, TN          615-681-7467
Feb             HMRRC           Albany, NY              518-383-4514
Feb             3rd Oly Mem     St. Louis, MO           314-434-9577
Feb             SEVILLA         Spain                   34-5-95-452-0033
Feb             Capetown        Capetown, So. Africa    27-21-616-186
Feb             Charlotte Obsvr Charlotte, NC           704-358-5425 (Men Oly)
Feb             Heart Break Hls Many, LA                318-868-5668
Feb             Ohio River      Oxford, OH              513-438-5308
Feb             Motorola        Austin, TX              512-505-83049(best #)
Feb             Wash.Birthdy    Greenbelt, MD           703-271-8959
Feb             TAHITI  Moorea, Polynesia               310-414-8484
Feb             Blue Angel      Pensacola FL            904-452-2843
Feb             Cowtown         Forth Worth, TX         817-735-2033
Feb             Smokey Mt       Louisville, TN          615-681-7467
Feb             HMRRC           Albany, NY              518-383-4514
Feb             3rd Oly Mem     St. Louis, MO           314-434-9577
Feb             SEVILLA         Spain                   34-5-95-452-0033
Feb             Capetown        Capetown, So. Africa    27-21-616-186
Mar             Last Train Bost Edgewood, MD            410-638-1091
Mar             Trail's End     Seaside, OR             503-646-7867
Mar             B&A Trail       Severna Pk, MD          410-987-0674
Mar             Los Angeles     Los Angeles, CA         310-444-5544
Mar             Napa Valley     Napa, CA                707-257-6515
Mar             Maui            Kahului, HI             808-871-6441
Mar             CHINA CST       Hong Kong, China        852-818-4856
Mar             TEL AVIV                Israel          972-3-561-3322
Mar    Sat      Catalina Is.    Catalina, CA            310-433-4557
Mar             Music City      Nashville, TN           615-298-3435
Mar             Shamrock        Virginia Bch, VA        804-481-5090


Many tours to the large national & international marathons are organized by:

Marathon Tours
108 Main St
Charleston MA 02129             (617) 242-7845

Marie Frances Productions
7603 New Market Dr
Bethesda, MD 20817              301-320-3363

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Miscellaneous

Pulled this chart out of Marathoning by Manfred Steffny. ( pub 1977).
(Robert Davidson davidson@maricopa.edu)

Max. possible Realistic
10Km marathon time marathon time
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27:00 2:05:00   2:08:30
28:00 2:10:00   2:14:00
29:00 2:15:00   2:19:30
30:00 2:20:00   2:25:00
31:00 2:25:00   2:30:30
32:00 2:30:00   2:36:00
33:00 2:35:00   2:43:00
34:00 2:40:00   2:49:00
35:00 2:45:00   2:55:00
36:00 2:50:00   3:00:00
37:00 2:55:00   3:07:00
38:00 3:00:00   3:15:00
39:00 3:05:00   3:20:00
40:00 3:10:00   3:25:00
42:30 3:22:00   3:42:30
45:00 3:35:00   4:00:00
47:30 3:47:30   4:20:00
50:00 4:00:00   4:40:00


The Gontangs (Ozzie, Jan, Erin, Allison)
Austin "Ozzie" Gontang, Ph.D.
2903 29th St.
San Diego, CA 92104-4912
ph.619 281-7447
fax. 619-281-9468


