ATY Stories

One of the best ways to prepare for a multi-day race is to read the experiences of others. What follows is a list of links to various stories of past editions of Across the Years, including those written by your loyal webmaster. More will be added if readers send us links to materials.

Terminator Terminated	Martina Hausmann's hilarious account of the 2007 race.

Tony Mangan's Report	Tony Mangan, second in the 72-hour race, put forth an outstanding effort to go head to head with John Geesler. Although he came in second, the result was still an outstanding effort.
A Family Affair	The 2006 race was especially for long-time ATY runners.

ATY 2005 — The Webmaster's Overview	An objective overview of the race, submitted to Ultrarunning magazine (but not published).
ATY 2005 — A Personal View	The author blows up this time.

200 Miles or Bust	The author surpasses himself.

A Quarter Million Steps to Success	The author's best run ever.

Across the Years 12-Hour Trial Night Run	Laura Nagy's story of the night we inaugurated the new track at Nardini Manor.
12-Hour Trial Night Run Pictures	Many pictures from the 12-Hour Night trial run.

From Despair to Ecstasy	Story of a good start, failure, disappointment, and ultimate triumph over 72 hour in 2002
Slide show from 2002	Collection of 42 slides from the 2002 72-hour race

Geezer's Greatest Grind	The tale of a first time attempt at 72 hours.
Slide show from 2001	This assembly of 126 images from the 72-hour race in 2001 are overall the best of any that are linked to from this site.

Geezer Goes Gonzo	A first attempt at 48 hours. On the last day Ann Trason showed up and broke five national records before going down in flames.
Slide show from 2000	We had good weather this year.

Running Through the Millennium	A full-length book written in 1999 by Lynn David Newton about training for and running his first 24-hour race. The most interesting material to ATY first-timers will be from the middle of chapter 9 to the end.
Slide show from 1999	These slides were taken during the race described in Running Through the Millennium, but were not in the book.

Stories and Pictures from Past Races