Over my lifetime, I have run 26 marathons, plus numerous other “fun runs” that are as long or longer than the marathon distance. I am definitely not the best runner in the world and have never won any of these marathons. However, I am also competitive with many other runners and usually finish in the top 5-15% of the field. I have even qualified for the Boston Marathon a few times and have won a couple of shorter, local races. Overall, I consider myself to be a fairly good runner, but not the best one out there. However, if I lined against 7 other people in a 100 meter race,…