Kicker: On your mark, get set…

NICK EICHER, HOST: Forget the first pitch: Here’s a rivalry that started at the first step and the first stop—a human-powered sprint racing a 32-minute subway ride—across the Big Apple.

VICKY: Who makes it to the Mets game first?

That’s the question. Vicky Conroy versus Noah Cracknell racing across New York. Headed to Citi Field.

NOAH: Here we go!

Diversions, detours, delays, but one mile down …

So far, so good.

NOAH: First mile was like, 6:30.

Huffing and puffing a bit, but Noah still making excellent time. The two were pretty much neck and neck by mile 7.5, and nearing the finish line:

VICKY: We gotta go! We gotta go!

The subway pulled in as did the fleet-footed Noah did , both reaching Citi Field at the same time!

NOAH: I made it! Tie goes to the runner!

A true subway series.

It’s The World and Everything in It.

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