If you like the Marathon and Beyond magazine you might also like a book I found called, 'First Marathons' ... it's a variety of stories about the exeriences of various runners during the training and racing of their first marathons; the good, the bad, and the ugly ... I picked it up while training for my first and found it a fun read to break up all the technical stuff I'd been scouring through while trying to train right ...

ha, ha that's funny because I think their models look, well like models and not like they really run much. This is from one competitive runner's viewpoint.

i've been disappointed with RW a lot lately too. i have a gift subscription and each month when i get my magazine...i'm usually done with it in like 30 min. there's just no substance and the articles are very repetitive. i love it when they do stories about elite athletes but i get tired of all the newbie stuff.