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In a letter to the New York Times editor 20 years ago, I referred to the NYC Marathon as a \u201cmagnificent piece of urban theatre.\u201d <\/a>With a one to two million spectators, random New Yorker\u2019s (including cops and firefighters) cheering for middle-of-the-packers, handmade signs in a thousand comical iterations, it a wonder to both to behold and participate in.<\/p>\n

Some call it a 26.2 mile block party; I prefer to think of it as a very long stage. I have pre-planned beer stops, airplane around the turns, slap the outstretched hands of little kids and adults alike, and do my very best to whoop and holler and engage with the crowd, as I have usually determined by mile five that I probably won\u2019t win. Because without the people it would be just another footrace.<\/p>\n

On Marathon Sunday, New York City \u2014 where people don\u2019t generally chat up strangers \u2014 becomes the biggest small town in the world. Everyone talks to everyone, and everywhere, if you are within spitting distance of the course.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, especially as I age, I suffer minor injuries in training that curtails me. So I end up doing the event as a fun run instead of racing it. Hence the beers.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve blogged about this before, including a Blawg Review<\/a> (as well as reflections about running Boston<\/a>). It is an extraordinary experience, and I\u2019ve been lucky enough to do it 23 times.<\/p>\n

But this year I\u2019m out. I had my best training in years \u2014 with hundreds of miles running roads and trails, sometimes at night \u2014 and was hoping to actually race this year for a good time (on the clock, instead of simply hamming it up).<\/p>\n

Instead I\u2019ll be spectating. Just one week before the race I pulled a calf muscle while scrambling up a steep pitch on a hike. Then limped for a couple hours to get down the easy way. Then pulled the other calf muscle a few days later while limping down the stairs.<\/p>\n

But if you think I\u2019m tapping this keyboard to whine and complain about my misfortune you are mistaken.<\/p>\n

Life is a series of experiences. Family, travel, jobs and if we are lucky, recreational. It\u2019s the reason I was sworn in at the United States Supreme Court.<\/a> It\u2019s the reason I keep coming back to run New York.<\/p>\n

Hopefully the good experiences we have in life will outweigh the bad when our time has come.<\/p>\n

In my job over the last 38 years I\u2019ve represented many, many people with lousy experiences. It\u2019s why they needed a lawyer. It\u2019s why I run races in a turkey suit come Thanksgiving time<\/a>. I let my feathers fly to appreciate my luckiness.<\/p>\n

In other places there are, of course, far worse experiences than those represented by the records in my file cabinets, often by many orders of magnitude: Ukraine invaded by Russia, civil wars in Sudan, Syria, Libya and elsewhere, crisis in Venezuela, and 100 years of Islamic extremists trying exterminate Jews and Israel. Horror stories abound<\/a> of killing, starvation and displacement.<\/p>\n

And me and my aging legs? I can\u2019t whine. I\u2019ve been as lucky as a guy can get. I\u2019ve been able to run the streets of NYC for no other reason than the thrill of running the streets of NYC. Again and again and again.<\/p>\n

To those that are running the race, I wish you all the best of luck. And hope that you are able to appreciate how lucky you are simply to have this opportunity. And to cherish the experience.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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