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Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK)  Every year, there's a new story about someone crawling, being lifted, or not even making it to the finish line of a marathon. And every year, as spectators watch in awe as thousands of athletes run a grueling, painful 26.2 miles in the TCS New York City Marathon, they may be asking themselves: Why do people choose to do this? ABC News went to the professionals to ask why they put their bodies through this if not for the grand prize and title at the end. When asked "Why do people do this?," Tatyana McFadden, a five-time TCS New York City Marathon champion and 20-time Paralympic medalist, said she asks herself the same thing. "When it's so tough, you're like, 'Oh, my God, why did I put my body through this?'" she said to ABC News. Many of the runners are running with a charity or fundraiser, she pointed out, meaning the connection to the race can be much deeper than a personal achieve

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