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Record Marathon Registration Numbers are Crashing Servers, but Not Yielding Better Runners

Published Mon March 25, 2013

Just seven tiny years ago, I couldn’t have told you how far the 26.2 mile beast was. I didn’t even know what 5K meant. Now, the race of epic proportions is just part of my daily life and vernacular. I used to think this made me unique, different from the crowd. I didn’t just run...


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