Think about the second person to run a marathon. The last guy who tried this lost his life. Okay, I'll do it. All of the intelligent, sane people were still in bed, still asleep, and definitely not running a marathon. We're not alone out there, though.
Spectators do show up and line just about the entire course.
They're kind of dumb, too. Well, first off, they should be sleeping. On the other end of the course there's a different kind stupidity. I look bad - really, really bad. I am in severe pain.