Most ordinary mortals were begining to manifest their mortality by this time, which was just a few minutes before the end of the race. Many runners elected to finish on a whole lap, but provision was made for anyone who wanted to go on, and their time would be measured to within a tenth of a mile, or if they really wanted, to within a few inches. I experienced a resurgence of energy near the race, and hauled butt on the last lap, getting about 0.7 miles around before the signal was heard to stop.