What attracts us to the marathon?????!?!?! The running duh lol. I have not yet run a marathon but I am already addicted. It’s all I think about! Seriously ask my gf she hates me because of it 
What attracts us? I love football but I will never experience the Super Bowl. I have an unhealthy man crush on Derek Jeter but I will never play shortstop (or is it catcher lol) for the Yankees. I love politics and Barack Obama but I most likely will never be President (most likely the jury is still out). I love Bill Rogers and I WILL run in his footsteps when I run the marathon! It is exactly that ability. The ability to do what our heroes do. To feel the same pain and joy that they felt when completing NY or (dare I say it) BOSTON. The fact that to those who dont run they will never know. Its like a secret club and you have to bleed and sweat to get in. There is a cover charge that few are willing to pay and even fewer can afford.It’s like Fight Club but the first rule is YOU TALK ABOUT IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE! I couldn’t be more excited. I look forward to walking up stairs backwards and the 50 dollar meal I have planned for that night. I look forward to the ice bath and salt stains. We are sick! I cant wait to join the club. I can’t wait to say I am a marathoner!
TIART THE MARATHON!
January 29, 2009 by bryan82
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hehehe i liked the comparison to fight club and the marathoner’s first rule. it’s so true, i haven’t run one either but just thinking about it is all consuming!!!!! i guess to be prepared that’s how it should be. when/what is your first marathon?
Ha! You’ll love being a marathoner. Good luck!
Your thoughts on the marathon are just like mine! Good luck in your journey to get there!
I hadn’t really thought of it that way, but you are absolutely right about following in the footsteps of your heroes. What other sport do you know of where the general public can enter the same event as the professionals?
By the way, we walk down the stairs backwards, but you’ll figure that out fast enough