Word: marathoning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...marathon begins in sleepy little towns remembered by runners only for their long, downhill stretches and beer-chugging, keg-bellied spectators who yell "The Prudential Building is right around the corner...
Blithely running down innumerable hills, it becomes awfully tempting to sprint at a maniacal pace. I have never been good at overcoming temptation. So I ignored all the pre-marathon promises I had made to my ever-worriful mother not too go out too fast...
...hundreds of thousands of spectators lining all 26 miles of the course were more of a hindrance than a help to me. That is not true for most runners, perhaps. But for me, the marathon was an intensely personal experience that forced me to look deep into my body and ask, "How fast can I run? Can I continue...
There's no better feeling than the thrill of crossing the finish line of the Marathon...
...Boston Marathon is the greatest running event in the world...