Run for Your Life

Don't these people look happy?

Sunday, November 1, 2009 was a very busy sports day in the U.S. That might be why I had to search for any information about the New York City Marathon. You know, that's where thousands of people run for 26 miles to see who comes in first, to raise money for a cause or to see if they can run that far without dropping dead.

So far I haven't heard of any deaths but they may be keeping them quiet, just as they were keeping any news of the event quiet on my usual news circuits. In fact, most of the information I found on line was from foreign news sources.

Usually people win who have names unpronounceable for the average American and this year was no exception.

The men's winner was Meb Keflezighi and believe it or not he's an American. He was born in Eritrea and became a citizen in 1998.

Derartu Tulu from Ethiopia won the women's title.

Both countries are in Africa. Seems as if many good marathon runners come from that continent.

As I've said before, I don't understand the mindset of the marathon runner, but if you want to run that far and grimace for a few hours then have at it!