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What We Talk About When We Talk About Marathon
Why Are People So Enthusiastic About Marathons? Two middle-aged runners discuss.
The marathon is a sport in which participants run a long distance of 42.195 km on their own feet. For those who are not interested in the sport, it is hard to imagine why anyone would take the initiative to run such a marathon (right?). (right?). But, if you look around the world, you can see that it's a very difficult sport. However, if you look around the world, the popularity of marathons is heating up, and in the past few years, new marathons have sprung up one after another in various parts of Japan, some of which have narrow gates with several times the odds of entry, and many of which require a fierce clicking competition to participate. Why do marathons continue to attract so many people? Two key members of HOUYHNHNM RUNNING CLUB's, who participated in the 6th Osaka Marathon held on October 30, 2016, look back on the event and discuss the fun of marathons and the fundamental appeal of running.
- Photo_Akitaka Baba
- Text_Issey Enomoto
- Edit_Hiroshi Yamamoto