Tokyo Marathon

Marathons are one of the great mysteries of the universe, along with Swiss cheese, cats’ ability to land on their feet, and the number 42. The idea of a marathon totally defies Epicurean law, as it requires a person to push themselves beyond comfort, reason, and ultimately, sanity. The final stages of insanity are truly reached when, after competing a marathon, the poor crazed victim, now under the illusion that it wasn’t so bad, begins to train for another.

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