At 6 in the morning I woke up and thought about the marathoners. This was about the time when I caught my bus to the starting corrals on Staten Island. It takes hours to move tens of thousands of runners through the city.
When you get to the corrals, you sit around (if you can find a place to sit), occupy yourself, and try to keep warm for a few hours until they call you to line up. Luckily, I had pleasant weather when I was there. This morning, it's brutally cold with a fierce wind. I fear that some of the runners might catch pneumonia today, or at the very least, a nasty chill.
The NYC Marathon is more than just a 26-mile run. It's a full-day survival event. Best wishes to all of the runners. Please do your best to keep warm and to protect yourselves from the elements!
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