About Marathon à Trois

Gordon, Ross, and Sam were all middle-distance runners on the track and field team at Cornell University. As is the case with many collegiate athletes, their lives devolved into the petty swill of the prosaic American dream after graduation.

In late 2010, these three -- better known as "le trois" -- developed the zany idea of running the Pittsburgh Marathon in order to salvage some of their former glory. This blog, which derives its namesake from a friend's food blog, followed suit as a chronicle of their successes and failures along the way.

Pittsburgh was a painful experience, but everyone made it to the finish line. Sam and Ross got Boston qualifiers and have set their sights on the ballyhooed April race. Gordon cramped up early on (we're talking like mile 4) and missed the standard, but he's gearing up for another go in the spring--possibly with swimming and biking attached.

The paltry blog readership has also been reduced by 20% for this go-round, as Oliver, Steve, and Will have been tapped as honorary authors for launch part deux. They have disparate goals on the roads but one shared vision for blogging greatness.

So with that, thanks for coming. Lord knows what's in store for the new-found six-some as we trudge on to Boston and beyond.