Word: marathonical
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...peppered with ads. It’s oddly time-sucking in a way other entertainments aren’t; no one’s ever looked up suddenly to find they’ve wasted eight hours in a George Eliot novel or an Ingmar Bergman marathon. But with all of these considerations in mind, television is still an art form, a medium. No one stops going to see movies just because some films aren’t as good as “The Godfather,” yet plenty of the smartest, most art-loving people I know...
Besides climbing Newton’s notorious Heartbreak Hill, Anne R. Levenson ’09 faced another daunting hurdle as she ran yesterday’s Boston Marathon: a restriction from eating crucial carbohydrates the night before the race, as part of her observance of Passover. Along with her fellow runners in the Harvard College Marathon Challenge (HCMC), Levenson—a self-proclaimed “casual athlete”—not only managed to finish the 26.2-mile course, but also raised money in the process for the Phillips Brooks House Association and Project HEALTH...
...actually had a paper due [yesterday],” Eagan said. “I think I got less sleep for [the Marathon], which is kind of frustrating. It was nice having the day off class but it would have been better to have had it sanctioned...
...doesn’t Harvard give its students the day off to encourage students to run the Marathon or cheer on their classmates...
...From a historical deference perspective, it makes sense. As a service to its students, it makes sense. Not to mention, Harvard isn’t even on the Marathon route. According to Eagan, Wellesley and Boston College, both of which observe Patriot’s Day, were so thick with the smell of alcohol that it was a detriment to the runners. If any schools should be in session, it should be them...