Just a question. Were you one of the lucky ones running this marathon?  If so congratulations for all your work training and working for this goal. Now you may ask why say that? Well, if you have ever run a marathon which is 26.2 miles, you would understand. While I was not able to run this race, I happily watched several You Tube videos and was able to see this race . This distance can be gruiling and can make to strongest runner work to prove their endurance.   Yet the  most outstanding and noticed by me was the large number of bystanders.    Yes , I found it so encouraging to watch the bystanders  who seemed to line practically the whole course with the ringing of the cowbells And families and friends were cheeriing runners, calling ou