Steve Rushin

An ode to the ingenious running gear that has led us from the Stone Age to the Internet Age (and occasionally back again).

Nearly 30 years had passed since Bill Rodgers won his fourth and final Boston Marathon. He was ready to run Boston again, and prove once more why he is the People’s Champion.

If you were the man responsible for nearly every detail of the world's most famous marathon, what would you do when the race is over? If you're Dave McGillivray, you'd go run 26.2 miles.