One Runner Spent $40,000, Another Took a Second Job. Marathoners Are Making Big Sacrifices to Chase Medals Worldwide

One runner spent $40,000, another took a second job. Marathoners are making big sacrifices for 'runcations.'

Marathon runners are spending and sacrificing big for 'runcations' as they chase international medals like those from the World Marathon Majors.

One runner spent $40,000, another took a second job. Marathoners are making big sacrifices to chase medals worldwide

David Boyce, who takes runcations, competing in the London Marathon in 2024. Courtesy of David Boyce When some people travel, they collect fridge magnets or shot glasses. Eugen Godun collects marathon medals. Last March, the 34-year-old software developer earned the coveted Six Star medal for…