The marathons and Beijing Games are over–at least for me, as I head to the airport shortly.
What a close it was. It was the greatest marathon performance ever. Young, 21-year-old Sammy Wanjiru ran a race to remember. Leading from the gun at a blistering world record pace all while the sun was getting higher and hotter. Sammy gradually knocked each rival one by one until he ran alone. A 2:06 marathon in the Olympic Games, and a hot one at that, is unheard of. The next fastest Olympic run was three minutes slower. The Americans ran strong and tough!
Tags: Mary Wittenberg, Men's Olympic Marathon, NYRR, Olympics
August 26, 2008 at 12:41 pm |
Thanks for the blogging, Mary!!! I posted a couple of Brian Sell pics on my own blog from Beijing, as my vantage point was at the entrance to the tunnel that leads into the Bird’s Nest. What an incredible Olympiad.
Mark
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