Ode to New York Marathoners

I watched the New York City Marathon last Sunday afternoon. The NYC marathon is considered to be the largest marathon in the world and with approximately 50,000 runners entered it seems well qualified for the title. I received a few comments from friends about how I could watch some people run down the streets when the Dallas Cowboy game was on.

I explained it is something only a marathon runner would understand. The part that fascinates me is the pace and strategies that take place during the run. The men are cruising along around a 5 minute mile average pace for 26.2 miles and on occasion drop the pace to 4:30 per mile.

The men’s race wasn’t in doubt as the lead runner was running by himself after 20 miles.