It's the public's place. We're just here to keep it clean for them.

There is a whole new breed of marathoner who wouldn't even have considered running something like a marathon. In the past, people ran if they were exercise junkies. The marathon held the ultimate challenge for them.

It was a surprisingly empowering feeling.

Running is a new social phenomenon in our country.

Since this is our first year of doing this, we're kind of winging it as we go.

It's just a place where people can sit and talk and have a good time.