DOES A COMMON MAN BENEFIT FROM MARATHON ?

Marathon is getting popular in metro cites but can you tell me significance of Marathon except for the publicity of the company which is sponsoring & of some Bollywood celebrities who will run in Marathon .I do not understand the concept that just by running cum walking for a day what do a common man achieve .

In fact for people who are not exercising regularly it is a painful event since their muscles will not be able to handle the extra load of work as a result they may experience muscle cramps.Also the Vehicular transportation gets affected .Although Marathon are held on Sundays people find difficulties in moving about .Last year an elderly lady expired after participating in Marathon .She was a heart patient & still she participated.

According to me Bollywood celebrities benefit a lot.For next few days they will be in news papers just by running cum walking 1/2 or less kilometers .Another who will benefit is Mineral Water Companies .Next according to me are the International professional runners who are hired .