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And if you think running two or three races in a row sounds foolish, just consider the bizarre accomplish of Tim Decker (NYF).Last year he ran 8 miles of the New York City Marathon, hopped in a car and drove up to Westchester where he won the Terry Ryan Memorial Run 10K in a time of 38:05, drove back to the 8-mile mark in Brooklyn, and finished the marathon for an official time of 8:27:32.Readers of Runner's World may recall seeing a photo of Tim in the March issue, surrounded by his 66 pairs of running shoes.

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Race Director Tim Decker's idea was to start the race so that all marathoners andhalf-marathoners would be running during the eclipse. The night before therace, we had a very intimate pasta party with the most importantingredients: pasta, water, and new and old friends.

RICHARD BROUNSTEIN: I was surrounded by extreme marathoners - Marty"Marathon Man" Chalfin, who had run 100 marathons; Edson Sanches, who hadrun over 200 marathons; and Tim Decker (his name says it all).
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TIM DECKER: I basically flipped. All of my meticulous planning andforethought was being dismissed only hours before the event.
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It was Tim.

RICHARD: At 11:30pm, Tim Decker, our fearless Race Director with whom I wassharing a hotel room, informed me, "There was a revolt!
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KAREN FISHER: I am still feeling guilty about the start time controversyand I am still hoping that Tim will one day forgive me.TIM: Karen has already promised to name a couple of children after me.
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MARTY: The following morning, Tim was running around trying to get all thepieces in place.
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Tim repeated thedirections twice, and I repeated the names of the water-stop hotels: LaCabana, Wyndham, Hyatt, and the turnaround at the flags of the Holiday Inn. n your mark! Get set!
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By about 11:00am, I started my third loop and we werejoined by the runners that started their run at the original start time.(Tim was unable to reach them the night before.)
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TIM: I hate to say, "I was right," but I must admit I felt a great sense ofsatisfaction when that brief rain shower passed.
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TIM: The eclipse had started and I needed to get something from the hotelroom.
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TIM: I majored in astrophysics in college, but had never witnessed a totalsolar eclipse "live".
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GAYE: The eclipse was amazing, we saw all the partial phases and thediamond ring effect, and Tim showed us how to locate the planets visibleduring the eclipse and in the night skies later that week.
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Tim got a round of applausefor putting on such a great event, where the marathoners took over thenight before and changed the start time of the race.
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TIM: Hey, finally somebody was listening to me for a change!

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Tim Decker, 32, New York Flyers