The man ran from Athens to Sparta, around 150 miles in two days, just to rally troops from the Spartans. There, he discovers that all those miles were for nothing-the Spartans are too busy with a festival and won't be able to send backup for the Athenians in time.
Last week I watched something of a modern-day Pheidippides loop around Central Park. I arrived at the aid station at 9:02 a.m., just in time to catch Moll on a brief break before his fourth lap of the six-mile Central Park loop for the morning.
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