What to Do, Where to Go, After the Goal Has Been Reached? A Coda to 50 Marathons in 50 Days in 50 States.

© 2007 42K(+) Press, Inc.

Look, that's him, he's right there."

"Who?" I asked the race official.

"You were within a minute of him," he said.

"Within a minute of who?" I repeated, puzzled.

"Lance Armstrong!" he blurted.

We were standing at the finish line of the 2006 ING New York City Marathon. I had just crossed the line, fairly pleased with how the race had gone. Not that 3:00:30 was all that fast. Though, as my 50th marathon—in as many days, in as many states—it seemed acceptable.