Runner's World - August 2009

WHAT IT TAKES TO...

Save a drowning child midrun

While running along the Trinity River in Fort Worth, Texas, in March, MARK WARD saw people in the water calling for help. Ward, 52, a marathoner and former competitive swimmer, swam 25 yards to find two women holding up a boy. He grabbed the 6-year-old and

swam to safety. (The women made their way back to shore.)

“I was on my second run of the day, and I never run twice a day. It makes me wonder if I was there for a reason. It has given me a perspective on my purpose in this world.” —GAIL KISLEVITZ

Be the Army’s top female athlete

Race with your hands full

First Lt. KELLY CALWAY, 25, was named the Army’s 2008 female Athlete On August 22, RILEY McLINCHA, a retired GM tradesman of the Year. Calway, who is stationed in from Clio, Michigan, will run the Crim 10-Miler while drib-Honolulu, ran the Marine Corps Mara- bling three basketballs. He is one of just 23 runners who thon in 3:05. She also led running work- have finished all 31 Crim races—and the only one who has shops for soldiers and high school girls. dribbled the last 15. McLincha, 58, who starts out at the

“To win this award I had to be dedicated,

back of the pack, expects to dribble Crim at a 9: 30 pace.

focused, and a bit neurotic! My husband was stationed in Iraq “I bounce two balls—one with each hand—while the third ball is for a year, and we have an infant daughter. Juggling a family and in transition. The awkward motions put a toll on my body. When deployments is very grueling. Running keeps me sane.” —G.K. I can’t do it any more, then I’ll just run.” —RON MARINUCCI

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THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF TRIVIAL PURSUIT ASKED PLAYERS WHAT RUNNER RILEY McLINCHA DOES WITH THREE BASKETBALLS.

L OOKING FOR a place to kick off your marathon training? Consider renting Deena Kastor’s townhouse (pictured at left). In 2007, Kastor and her husband, Andrew, built a “ running condo” less than a mile from their home in Mammoth Lakes. “We live in our favorite spot in the world,” Kastor says. “We wanted to share it with people who share our passion for running.” Kastor provides guests with a map of three running routes from the condo. She personally measured each route

with a Garmin Forerunner, and made laminated cards with directions that can be tucked into your shorts. Guests also receive an autographed water bottle and card (pictured below)—and if Kastor’s in town, she’ll stop by for a visit.

The three-story townhouse has a bedroom and bathroom on every level, plus a gourmet kitchen and a deck with a grill and hot tub. It rents for $230 a night with a discount if you stay five-plus nights (visit vrbo.com/185669). —Brian Metzler