IN THE PARK.
SEAN: IT DIDN'T MATTER THAT IT
WAS A COLD NOVEMBER MORNING.
THE AIR WAS ENERGIZED BY
HUNDREDS OF ROAD WARRIORS ABOUT
TO TACKLE THE MANCHESTER
MARATHON.
>> TO BRING PEOPLE FROM 40
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, THIS IS
WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.
NERVOUS.
ABOUT 70 DIFFERENT EMOTIONS.
SEAN: RACER NUMBER 209 IS SANDY
ROWE OF GOFFSTOWN.
>> I GOT IT.
THIS IS HER FIRST MARATHON.
>> IT IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD EVEN RUN
A 5K, LET ALONE 26.2 MILES.
SEAN: A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN
SHE SAW FAMILY MEMBERS FACE
HEALTH PROBLEMS, SHE TOOK UP
RUNNING AND LOST 160 POUNDS.
>> AS I HAVE GOTTEN OLDER, I HAD
STARTED TO ACCUMULATE HEALTH
ISSUES AS WELL.
AS A MIDLIFE CRISIS, I DECIDED
TO GET HEALTHY.
SEAN: NOT FAR AWAY, WE FOUND RAY
CONSTANTINE FROM MINNESOTA.
>> A LITTLE COLD.
BUT ONCE I HIT MILE FOUR, I'M
FEELING FINE.
SEAN: HE IS ON A QUEST TO
EVERY STATE.
NEW HAMPSHIRE IS 45.
>> I FIGURED, WHAT THE HECK, I
HAVE DONE THREE STATES, MIGHT AS
WELL KEEP GOING.
>> RUNNERS, ON YOUR MARKS.
SEAN: ANOTHER SEAMLESS START FOR
PLANNING.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THIS RACE HAVE
BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH ROAD
RACING IN NEW ENGLAND.
MEET JOHN MORTIMER, A FORMER
PROFESSIONAL RUNNER AND FOUNDER
OF MILLENNIUM RUNNING.
>> STAY RIGHT THERE, GUYS.
SEAN: HIS BEDFORD COMPANY
THIS.
LAYING CONES, PICKING UP TRASH,
UP THE FINISH LINE.
MILLENNIUM, OUR COMPANY, HAS
BEEN BUSINESS SINCE 2011.
WE OWN 19 RACES THAT WE PRODUCE
AND ARE PART OF OTHER SERVICES
RACES A YEAR.
SEAN: THOUSANDS OF RUNNERS,
HUNDREDS OF ROAD CLOSURES,
STATIONS, VOLUNTEERS.
FOR THIS RACE ALONE, 31 STAT
MEMBERS -- THE SCENES -- STAFF
SCENES.
SEAN ONE OF THEM IS CHRISTIAN
LIZIER, DIRECTOR OF TIMING.
LOADED WITH SENSORS.
WHEN A RUNNER GOES OVER THE MAP,
IT GOES TO CHRISTIAN'S COMPUTER.
HE CAN POST LIVE TIMING UPDATES
RESULT.
>> WE TAKE YOUR GPS TIME OF WHEN
YOU START AND TIME OF DAY WHEN
YOU FINISH AND SUBTRACT YOUR
START FROM YOUR FINISH.
THE DIFFERENCE IS YOUR TIME.
>> HOW WE GOING?
>> AWESOME.
SEAN: WHILE THE RACE IS ON, JOHN
THE COURSE IS CLEAR.
>> ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
ABOUT RACES IS WHEN YOU LOOK
DOWN ELM STREET AND YOU SEE
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE RUNNING.
WHEN YOU GET IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE PACK AND ALL THESE PEOPLE
TOGETHER.
IT IS A SHARED, HUMAN
EXPERIENCE.
SEAN: EACH ONE OF THESE RUNNERS
HAS A STORY.
MEET MARIANNE HESELTINE OF OHIO.
>> THIS IS MY 50TH HALF.
AND MY 39TH STATE.
COLUMBUS, OHIO.
SEAN: WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO DO
THIS ONE?
IT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD ONE TO DO.
SEAN: A NICE DAY FOR IT.
>> GREAT DAY, I LOVE IT.
SEAN: FOR MANY OF THESE RUNNERS,
IT IS ABOUT FINISHING, LIKE
SANDY ROWE, WHO IS LOOKING
STRONG AT THE HALFWAY POINT.
>> YOU GOT THIS.
YOU ARE RIGHT THERE.
SEAN AT TWO HOURS AND 29
MINUTES, THE MARATHON WINNER
NICK AGUILA CROSSED THE FINISH
LINE.
IT WAS A PERSONAL RECORD.
>> JUST GO OUT THERE AND HAVE
FUN, THAT'S WHAT IT IS ABOUT.
SEAN: AND MORE WOULD FOLLOW,
CHECKING OFF ANOTHER ITEM ON
THEIR RUNNING BUCKET LIST.
>> NICE JOB.
>> BEAUTIFUL COURSE, REALLY WELL
MARKED, AWESOME VOLUNTEERS.
TO BE HERE.
SEAN: RIGHT CONSTANTINE CAN
CHECK ANOTHER STATE OFFICE LIST.
>> IT WAS NOT A BAD TIME, 2:23.
SEAN: 45 STATES DOWN, FIVE TO
GO.
>> WHAT'S NEXT?
PHILLY, NEXT WEEK.
SEAN: THEN ANOTHER LIFE-CHANGING
MOMENT FOR SANDY ROWE.
CROWD, SHE ACCOMPLISHED YOUR
GOAL.
>> FINISHING HER FIRST MARATHON
EVER, SANDY ROWE.
[CHEERS]
SEAN: IT WAS FIVE HOURS AND 17
FORGET.
>> IT IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
THE FAMILY RALLIES AROUND
EVERYONE TO ALWAYS DO BETTER.
MISS.