The New York City Marathon is tomorrow.
Runners from across the globe have descended upon the city. Central Park is no doubt choked with folks, doing their pre-race laps. And come tomorrow, hoards of people will be lining the course to watch.
I just don’t get it.
Not the running part — I understand how, once you commit to running, the endorphins kick in, you get addicted, and running becomes a lifestyle. I ran short distances for a couple of years, but I didn’t have the knees to keep going.
That’s cool; dog walks are plenty for me.
No, what I don’t get is watching marathons. Standing on the side of the road as the runners go by. It hardly seems like a spectator sport at all. I mean, people run everyday. The only difference here is the number of people gathered at one time in one place.
I know a lot of people watch the runners cross the finish line as a show of support to friends; I get that. But to stand and watch runner after runner after runner?
I just don’t get it.
Perhaps it isn’t that different from watching Indy cars race around the track for 500 laps. There is even a similar danger of crashing at both events.
Who am I kidding? I still don’t get it.
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Sight unseen
The New York City Marathon is tomorrow.
I just don’t get it.
Not the running part — I understand how, once you commit to running, the endorphins kick in, you get addicted, and running becomes a lifestyle. I ran short distances for a couple of years, but I didn’t have the knees to keep going.
That’s cool; dog walks are plenty for me.
No, what I don’t get is watching marathons. Standing on the side of the road as the runners go by. It hardly seems like a spectator sport at all. I mean, people run everyday. The only difference here is the number of people gathered at one time in one place.
I know a lot of people watch the runners cross the finish line as a show of support to friends; I get that. But to stand and watch runner after runner after runner?
I just don’t get it.
Perhaps it isn’t that different from watching Indy cars race around the track for 500 laps. There is even a similar danger of crashing at both events.
Who am I kidding? I still don’t get it.
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Posted in Commentary, Health, Humor, Life, News, Sports, Travel
Tagged Central Park, commentary, dog walks, endorphins, finish line, hand offs, Health, Humor, Indy 500, life, marathons, New York City marathon, news, pre-race laps, race cars, runners, running, running lifestyle, spectator sport, Sports, Travel, water station