After my second half marathon
This excerpt of the Rachel Maddow show yesterday so elegantly sums up exactly why I hold marathoners in such high esteem, and someday want to be one of them.
"What happened yesterday was on the highest profile moment of the highest profile event of a relatively low profile unique culture, which is The Marathoners. The Endures. The whip-thin, test of limits, addictive contenders, doing something that is not much like anything else in our American culture. In our instant reward world, marathoners are after a gratification that is not just delayed- it is a form of gratification that most of us have a hard time believing can conceivably be gratifying. "
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