{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mathematical 7","provider_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7","title":"The Lagos City Marathon! - Mathematical 7","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VX7kI22GKy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/the-lagos-city-marathon\/\">The Lagos City Marathon!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/the-lagos-city-marathon\/embed\/#?secret=VX7kI22GKy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Lagos City Marathon!&#8221; &#8212; Mathematical 7\" data-secret=\"VX7kI22GKy\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lagos_City_Marathon_2.jpg","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":768,"description":"The Marathon is the king of all races. It is a game of life played on the roads of a city. It presents the ultimate individual test for every participant in preparation, strategy, discipline, plan, training, endurance, focus, singlemindedness, frustration, commitment, dedication, patience, fun, pain, anxiety, loneliness, teamwork, determination, elation, and victory because everyone wins something in the Marathon.  Indeed, for everyone that completes the race, it is a personal sense of victory, measured not in arriving first at the destination but in finishing the race. There is no better race that exemplifies the true spirit of Olympism than the Marathon where \u2018You do not have to come first, to be a winner\u2019. As it reminds us that we could all be winners. Indeed, there is no better allegory for the race of life, that the pleasures, lessons and power of the race are in the journey, not the destination. So, today, in the city of Lagos, there will be a showcase of the best and most beautiful parts of the most populous Black City on earth, when runners, elite and ordinary folk, assemble in the largest single conglomeration of humans around an event in Africa, each person running for money, pride, a cause, fun, health, or for socially interacting with other humans. Over 120,000 participants have registered to take part in this year\u2019s race \u2013 a record in the history of the Marathon in Africa, even where the Lagos City Marathon is only in its fourth edition and is considered in the third tier of Marathon racing in the world. Expectations are that, if the present exponential growth is any measure to go by, in the next few years, the Lagos City Marathon could grow to compete in size and quality with the best city Marathons in the world \u2013 London, Milan, Boston and so on!"}