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"&ldquo;Vous &ecirc;tes pr&ecirc;tes?&rdquo; (&ldquo;Are you ready?&rdquo;) the excited commentator shouts over the microphone to the assembled 8,000 fancy dress&ndash;clad marathon runners in front of him. &ldquo;Yes!&rdquo; &ldquo;Oui!&rdquo; &ldquo;&iexcl;S&iacute;!&rdquo; we reply, in an assortment of languages. The vast majority of us are lying, of course, both to ourselves and the MC. How can you possibly say you&rsquo;re ready to run a marathon in 95-degree heat (35&deg;C), dressed as a Roman senator, with 26 aid stations ahead of you, stocked to the gills&hellip;"
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