Amby Burfoot is a freelance writer and editor and a member of the Running Hall of Fame. His most recent book is “Run Forever: Your Complete Guide to Healthy Lifetime Running.” ...

Kelley Passes Torch to Pupil Burfoot, Who Wins the Boston Marathon. That’s the headline Amby Burfoot would have written across the cover of Runner’s World, had he been Editor-in-Chief on ...

Marathoner and Runner's World contributor Amby Burfoot talks about the vulnerability of running 26.2 miles of public space, the Boston Marathon as a holy grail and the importance of being cheered on.

As far as we at Runner's World are concerned, Amby Burfoot has pretty much always been hall-of-fame-worthy material. The man won the 1968 Boston Marathon (while still in college), once ran 1 ...

Fifty years ago on a Monday in mid-April, Wesleyan freshman Amby Burfoot decided to leave school for a day and skip track practice without telling his coach or anybody where he was going. It was ...

It was on Friday, April 19, 1968 that a lanky, bestacled Ambrose “Amby” Burfoot raced into Boston Marathon lore, pulling away in the closing miles from U.S. Marine William Clark to cros… ...

MANCHESTER, CT — Running legend Amby Burfoot kept his eye-popping streak alive in the Manchester Road Race on Thanksgiving morning. The 88th edition in 2024 marked his 62nd straight appearance ...