Michael Wardian can comfortably be considered one of the most prodigious pavement pounders in the world. He has averaged at least 10 marathons each year since the mid-1990s, running most of them no slower than the mid-2:20 range. Yet Wardian has run the New York City Marathon only once, in 1998. He claims conflicts with other races have prevented him from running the race more often.
This year, on race day, Nov. 7, Wardian will run for a United States team that will compete in the International Association of Ultra Runners 100-kilometer world championships. Wardian, the 2009 New York Road Runners ultra runner of the year, finished sixth over all and was the first American in the 2009.
“The first weekend of November has always been bad for me,” he said. “I’m usually always running somewhere else. It’s too bad. I’m hoping next year I can make an effort to run it.”
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