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One day last week, I woke up with a thought that I can run a marathon distance of 26.2 miles on Halloween day and just call it the New York City marathon as it was canceled this year due to COVID-19.  Virtual Finish Line Pic The NYC marathon was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday November 1st 2020. NYC marathon is one of the six world major marathons. The others are Chicago, Boston, Tokyo, Paris and Berlin. A little about New York City marathon: Not everyone who can run or who has a credit card can run the NYC marathon. Since it is a popular international marathon and due to the course size limits, there are a few ways to get to run the NYC marathon: You can qualify if you are a really fast runner, like elite level.  You can run as part of a charity to raise money. The dollar limit has increased over the years. I don't know the latest requirement but it used to be $500 for a charity. I think it is over $3000 or $5000 now. You can get to run if you are part of the New Yo...

I wanted to capture my 2020 virtual Chicago Marathon experience when it was fresh on my mind. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Chicago Marathon was cancelled. I had run the Chicago Marathon for the past 8 years since 2012 and I was eagerly looking forward to the 9th one, but 2020 had other plans.  Chicago Marathon is one of the six world marathon major races. Others are Boston, New York, London, Berlin and Tokyo. I consider it a privilege and a great honor to live and run in this race for so many years. The Chicago Marathon is usually the second Sunday of October in the beautiful fall weather which attracts around 40,000 runners from around the world. There are usually over 1.5 million spectators packing the streets of the city and the race runs through 29 neighborhoods. You can feel the diversity and the various cultures as you float through it. "Ah, the sun is finally out!" It's 3:45 am and I was ready to hit the road Things that were the same this year: The nostalgic feeling ...