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Can a group of runners really outpace the T?

A group of runners began their race against an MBTA Green line train along Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. Keith Bedford / Boston Globe

Last Sunday, members of the Michael Scott Road Runners did what they typically do the second or third weekend of every month: They gathered at a local T station, did their best to shake off any lingering hangovers, and set out to race an MBTA Green Line train on foot.

The idea first came about a few months back. Sam Singer, who was training for a marathon and occasionally keeping pace with the city’s above-ground trains, got to wondering whether he could beat the train in a footrace. This prompted the 25-year-old Brookline resident to recruit a small band of friends to join him, which led to the formation of what one member calls the Michael Scott Road Runners, a name inspired by the clueless boss on “The Office.

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