Word: marathonã
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Smider is not your average marathoner. A lifetime recreational runner, he trained for this ultramarathon for three months, whereas most marathoners train for almost six months. Smider began his run Sunday afternoon at the marathon??s finish line, repeating the course four times. During the race he consumed several gallons of fluids and wore through three pairs of shoes and 10 pairs of socks...
Pinkas said the marathon??his first—was “an incredible experience...
...applications and “new low” acceptance rates. For applicants, it’s as if every year the ceiling keeps inching higher and higher out of reach. With over 30,000 students applying to Harvard, college admissions can feel more like a labyrinth than a marathon??one in which the odds are overwhelmingly against your finding the egress. This year, out of every 14 students who applied to Harvard, just 1 was admitted. An article in The Washington Post recently asked if this meant that 1 in every 50 seniors in the country applied...
...amazingly moving,” she said. “It’s the quintessential Boston event.” Running a marathon has always been one of Siegel’s personal goals, leading her to decide to try the Boston Marathon??the world’s oldest annual marathon??which takes place on Patriots’ Day and draws about 20,000 competitors from around the world each year...
...though Volpe, a newcomer to the running scene, as well as the experienced Conroy, have faced their own challenges on the road to the marathon??each one breaking a foot last fall—they are confident that, together, they are up for the challenge...