@Fat cow, Yes. I hated it but they had a buffet at the end, and everybody got a medal for participation.
(only did it for the awesome party afterwards)
@Fat cow, I only do 10Ks because Marathons are actually unhealthy. They take up way too much energy from your body in one run which can lead to unhealthy side effects such as actually becoming weaker as the muscles aren't able to properly recover in time.
Okay a serious question? Has anyone ever ran a real marathon