---
title: The Marathon is Laying Siege on My House
description: A map of the 2012 Washington DC marathon surrounded Nathanael Yellis's house.
image: https://www.yell.is/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/97d6d-screenshot2012-03-17at11-07-18am-1.png
---

![](https://www.yell.is/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/97d6d-screenshot2012-03-17at11-07-18am-1.png)

[![](https://www.yell.is/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/97d6d-screenshot2012-03-17at11-07-18am-1.png?width=320&height=185&name=97d6d-screenshot2012-03-17at11-07-18am-1.png)](https://www.yell.is/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/97d6d-screenshot2012-03-17at11-07-18am.png)

 Their circling and the cheering crowds are signs that the plundering will soon commence. My drawbridge is up and I released alligators into the moat. We have mapped an emergency escape route through some sewers and tunnels.

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