A comprehensive marathon gear checklist, made by pro-runners for…

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNBC News asked seven professional runners what they can't live without for training, racing and recovery, and turned it into a gear checklist for beginners.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLook at this, it's file footage from the archive, not the pros from the story, but the shoes are the whole show.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOrange and purple, on the pavement.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThey're shoes, Kenji.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRoll it back. Watch this purple one in the close-up. The stride, the blur on the legs, it's elite.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWait, that orange and blue one pushing off at the end is gorgeous.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou care.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI have the orange pair at home, still in the box, waiting for a marathon I haven't signed up for.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentViral Score, seven out of ten, because the purple shoe was great and Vera's box is the real unopened thing.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRex, did you ever get in a game wearing any shoes?