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Old 11-04-2011, 12:07 PM
 
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Anyone planning on watching or know anyone running it?
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Old 11-04-2011, 01:17 PM
 
Location: Astoria, Queens, you know the scene
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Personally, I never really saw the draw to the marathon. It's just people running - not that exciting to watch if you ask me.
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Old 11-04-2011, 01:29 PM
 
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If a friend is running in it, like this year with me I'd watch.
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Old 11-04-2011, 07:17 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn
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Aint the same since Fred Lebow died.
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Old 11-04-2011, 07:41 PM
 
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Old 11-04-2011, 07:48 PM
 
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um thanks for the insightful responses..
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Old 11-04-2011, 08:00 PM
 
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Hope to qualify next year! takes a lot of discipline and endurance to ever achieve such an event. I admire all that attempt it
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Old 11-04-2011, 08:02 PM
 
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My coworker is running this year. He is so excited. He's been training quite a bit, although he's always been a runner. His last "big" run before taking it a bit easy the last week before the race was from his place in Queens to the Verrazano Bridge. Also, I think it's new this year where you can track the runners online or through the ING smartphone app. If you have their number, you can check in to see where they are in the race. They're lucky it's this weekend and not last weekend!!
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Old 11-04-2011, 08:33 PM
 
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There's actually four people I know running, but this time it's someone who I'm really good friends with. I was looking today and it seems that being from Queens, Long Island City is the best spot for me to watch my friend come by.
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Old 11-05-2011, 07:21 AM
 
Location: Manhattan
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I always watch not without a twinge of envy. I stand in awe of the large numbers of people who can muster the incredible dedication to train so long and hard for something that rewards only on the most personal level. Often a tear or two rolls down my cheek.

I wish I could have done it once but the knees always said a very loud piercing NO every time I started training!
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