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Don Allison has done almost all of them. As a runner, Allison has completed hundreds of races, including 49 marathons, 30 ultra distance marathons, and even an Ironman distance triathlon. In 1990, Allison founded the Back Bay Road Runners, a 100-member Boston based club. As a race director, Allison directs the Eastern States 20 Mile, a point-to-point race from Maine to Massachusetts with more than 500 runners. He also directs the Nifty 50 Mile and 50 Km in Coventry, Rhode Island, which has served as the New England ultra championships since 1992. In addition to the writing and news-gathering he does for Cool Running, Allison is publisher of UltraRunning magazine, a monthly magazine that covers ultramarathons in the United States and Canada. In addition, he recently published a book titled A Step Beyond: A Definitive Guide to Ultrarunning. | 