{"id":490,"date":"2013-10-23T21:31:54","date_gmt":"2013-10-24T05:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marathonjourney.com\/?p=490"},"modified":"2013-10-23T21:31:54","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T05:31:54","slug":"mjtb027-is-it-the-lure-of-the-finish-line-or-just-the-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marathonjourney.com\/?p=490","title":{"rendered":"MJTB027 &#8211; Is it the lure of the finish line, or just the finish?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/2521258\/height\/360\/width\/640\/theme\/legacy\/direction\/no\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Show #027 | Is it the lure of the finish line, or just the finish? | <\/p>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li>Training update, <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialrunnershow.com\">The Social Runner Show<\/a> will be back, <\/li>\n<li>This show is now heard in 42 countries, <\/li>\n<li>In the news, <\/li>\n<li>The story of an amazing young lady, <\/li>\n<li>Is it the lure of the finish line, or just the finish?, <\/li>\n<li>Your submissions. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Show #027 | Is it the lure of the finish line, or just the finish? 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