It’s not just 26-miles-and-change of asphalt and cement it’s a chance to be the center of attention at the center of the universe. See, the New York City Marathon is a beast unto itself in the running world. But when the kind folks at Michelob’s Team Ultra hit Gear Patrol up to see if anyone in our office was interested in participating in New York’s famous version of the world’s best-known endurance race, I signed up tout suite. The longest run I’d made in my life was 12.5 miles, and that left me staggering and drained. I’ve been running for exercise and fun since high school, but I’ve never tried competition, group events - or a distance of more than eight miles with any regularity. (Remember that legend has it the first guy to ever run one collapsed dead at the end.) It’s a 26.2-mile test of technique, endurance and willpower, one that can push body and mind to their limits. ![]() The marathon combines both skills into one grueling package. Humans are good at many things, but we - some of us, anyway - are particularly specialized to do two of them: planning, and running long distances.
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