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67: Is The Boston Marathon Overhyped?

67: Is The Boston Marathon Overhyped?

Update: 2024-05-25
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The big marathons including Boston and New York are ubiquitous on social media - but do they live up to the hype? We take a different format in our episode today and provide you with a nuanced hot take (as paradoxical as that sounds) on the most popular marathons. 




First, we answer a listener’s question about taking Tylenol or Advil before a race. Then, we dive into a hot take: are the World Marathon Majors, including the Boston Marathon, overhyped on social media?




Discussion points include: 



  • How Boston may have oversaturated running news over the past year

  • Why Boston should keep spots for charity runners

  • Should Boston change their entry process/qualifying standards?

  • Is it too easy for women to qualify for Boston?

  • Why are the World Marathon Majors (New York, Chicago, etc) so special?

  • Why you should embrace your own running journey no matter which races you run






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PMID: 37075050



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67: Is The Boston Marathon Overhyped?

67: Is The Boston Marathon Overhyped?

Amanda Brooks & Laura Norris