2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 2: Why Bother?
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After all, it’s a lot easier to just sit on the couch. When and why did these marathoners start running in the first place?
Aired: 04/13/16
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 1: The Great Unknown
The marathon will always surprise you: There’s just so much that can happen in 26.2 miles.
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 1: The Great Unknown
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2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 2: Why Bother?
After all, it’s a lot easier to just sit on the couch.
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 2: Why Bother?
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 3: A Tour Of The Course
Archival footage from 1979, in which Bud Collins narrates a tour of the course.
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 3: A Tour Of The Course
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 4: Running Before It Was Cool
Running wasn't always popular: We talk to the people who did it before it was cool.
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 4: Running Before It Was Cool
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 5: The Story Of Bobbi Gibb
Last year, 45 percent of Boston Marathon runners were women. 50 years ago, there was one.
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 5: The Story Of Bobbi Gibb
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 6: ?The Best Marathon
There’s something special about the Boston Marathon.
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 6: ?The Best Marathon
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 8: Johnny Kelley
Archival footage from 1979, in which Bud Collins interviews John A. Kelley.
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 8: Johnny Kelley
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 9: 80° With A Chance Of Snow
Runners talk about training through winter and the fickle nature of spring.
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 9: 80° With A Chance Of Snow
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 10: K. Switzer Meets Her Nemesis
Kathrine Switzer interviews her one-time nemesis, race official Jock Semple.
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 10: K. Switzer Meets Her Nemesis
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 11: Running With The Best
At Boston, everyday runners cross the same finish line as the best runners in the world.
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 11: Running With The Best
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 12: The Story of Rosie Ruiz
A skeptical Kathrine Switzer interviews Rosie Ruiz in this archival footage.
2016 Boston Marathon, Mile 12: The Story of Rosie Ruiz
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