Oh fun! When I lived in Lancaster, Pa. they had a huge Marathon that went right by our flat which was in the heart of the city...it was great to step out the door and watch the runners go by...you could almost reach out and touch them! I’ll never understand why it was such a thrill...but the first I had viewed up close and personal!
Same here with The Boston——watched it for years.
Boston is miles of long straight streets——London zig zags all over the center of the city. Strange.
I used to run too-—back in 1957 I ran to catch a bus.:-)
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