Question: Do you ever dream to take part in a marathon some day, while running on your treadmill or jogging through your neighborhood? Or are you simply glad, as I am so often, for getting your butt up running or exercising at all… ?

The New York City Marathon is held on the first Sunday of November and attracts professional competitors and amateurs from all over the world. Because of the popularity of the race, participation is limited to 37,000 entrants chosen largely by a lottery system. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Marathon

Shalane Flanagan has inched American women’s distance running a notch closer to history. The 28 year old finished second to Kenya’s Edna Kiplagat in the ING New York City Marathon, the best finish by a U.S. woman since 1990.

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