Saturday, November 03, 2007

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheidippides

Eeeee! Watched the Olympic trials in Central Park this a.m., and what a sight to behold. The course included five loops around, and I caught the final two. W/ five miles to go, Ryan Hall (at left, pictured as 2007 U.S. Half Marathon champ) was decisively in the lead (by like a minute), a distance he held through the end. The crowd was thick from where I stood, and support was deafening. When Hall strode by that last time, the clear victor, he was all smiles and sweeping waves. As an onlooker, it was impossible not to follow suit. What a stunner. And a damn encouraging performance, heading into Bejing...

As I just learned, the morning was marked by a very sad event as well, w/ the death of 28-year-old Ryan Shay. Heart goes out.

Posted by princess kanomanom @ 7:56 AM