We didn't need a marathon to prove it.
A taped performance of the group lyp-synching the song, while dressed in blue sailor outfits, aired on 17 November 2007 for the Children in Need 2007 marathon.
They keep in touch and look forward to the November ritual of working marathon-related events during the week, attending the Saturday night pasta party at Tavern on the Green, then doing whatever is needed on marathon day.
There are Elliott Barker and Gary Maier – both latterly of the Oak Ridge Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Ontario – who far from viewing psychopaths as incurable, decided that what they needed were marathon LSD-fuelled encounter sessions.
They took it, needing a marathon 13 matches to gain a gold that will make Martin, Janice Rankin, Fiona MacDonald, Debbie Knox and the reserve Maggie Morton - who also gets a medal after playing two ends in the preliminary round - close to household names.
Those can be CEO traits, but CEOs also need to be marathon runners, possessing a long-term vision and an attention to detail to ensure maximum speed, while not burning out before the finish line.
Wawrinka, who lost 12-10 in the fifth set to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the fourth round in Melbourne last year, had no need for a marathon match on this occasion, with Golubev succumbing to a calf injury.
Those lamenting their lost marathon need to heed this axiom, even if this isn't what Rodgers had in mind.
The last thing you need during a marathon is to be wigged out by strangers cheering your name.
