I'm Rachel Swayby and this is Human Race.

Now each week on Human Race, we tell stories about runners and the world of running.

But this week, we have a different kind of episode, a Boston bonus episode for Marathon Monday.

We have a little bit of...

Some... And one... for Marathon Monday. We have a little bit of, some, and one,

and also, what is this all about?

So Runner's World goes to Boston every year for the marathon,

and we always hear so many great stories.

And we were trying to find a way to deliver those stories to you.

You know, it's a great pleasure that we get to hear them, but it just seems like, I don't

know, there's something special about runners being able to share their stories with other

runners without, you know, me intruding too much.

So my hope today is that we can share a few of these stories with you.

Now, our typical human race episode might take months of development.

Today, this episode was produced in three days.

Three days, that's crazy for me.

I recorded these stories in Runner's World's crowded pop-up shop across from the Boston Marathon Race Expo.

I hope you find them as inspiring, hilarious, and moving as I do.

We will start today's episode off with Ben.

My name is Ben Mark.

I'm 30 years old, and I am from Needham, Massachusetts, and live in Boston.

Ben's story.

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