May 28th, 2008 · Thirty-five years ago, Timothy Crouse introduced The Boys on the Bus, a book about the political reporters who covered the 1972 presidential campaign. Now, in the midst of another marathon presidential race, journalists who have been on the campaign trail for many months share their stories.
Apr 29th, 2008 · Running for president, even six months before the general election, can seem like a marathon. Reporter David Greene followed New York Sen. Hillary Clinton on one such day, when she traveled from North Carolina to Indiana to prepare for the May 6 primaries in those two states.
Apr 21st, 2008 · Thousand of athletes took to the streets of Boston today for the 112th running of the city's marathon. The elite runners were chasing the largest Boston Marathon purse ever.
Apr 16th, 2008 · A marathon court session is scheduled to begin Thursday in San Angelo, Texas, where a judge will begin the arduous process of deciding what will happen with the hundreds of children removed from a polygamist compound earlier this month. Wade Goodwyn examines the social and legal issues involved in the taking of so many children.
Mar 28th, 2008 · Competition fuels both 21, about a college card-counter working Vegas, and Run Fatboy Run, about a shlub who runs a marathon for love's sake. But neither film takes the gold with NPR's critic.
Feb 29th, 2008 · One day a year, cars get kicked to the curb in a city known for traffic and smog. The L.A. Marathon is on Sunday and poet Lewis MacAdams couldn't be more excited ... even if he's not running.
Jan 8th, 2008 · Carol O'Hear, who has run 25 ultramarathons, placed third in her division at last year's Antarctica Marathon. O'Hear has some advice for Jill Homer, who's training to race the human-powered Iditarod this February.
Dec 15th, 2007 · After marathon talks in Bali, Indonesia, the U.N. climate conference agreed Saturday on a roadmap for negotiations for a new treaty to combat global warming. The conference nearly broke down, but in a last-minute compromise, the U.S. signed the pact.