On 10/9/05, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After all this discussion about PUG vs PAW and PESO's, I'll waste some > bandwith with picture of what I did today. It was a great day for the > Chicago Marathon. A bunch of Kenyans won. > > Here in the 12th mile, the eventual winner (#3) keeps an eye on the field. > > http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/marathon.jpg > > #3 - Felix Limo set a new world record (?) of 2:07:02 and is $125,000 richer. > #15 - Benjamin Maiyo (just over the cyclist's helmet) was second at 2:07:09. > > There were 40,000 runners in the race and some finished after 6 hours. > After the elite runners passed, the rest quickly filled the 6 lane > street from curb to curb. About 45 minutes into the race, I watched > the corner policeman turn a taxi away from trying to cross the course. > It was a pregnant woman in labor trying to reach her hospital. She > needed to go 3 miles north or 4 miles south to go around. > Regards, Bob S.
wow! that's what you call one team controlling a race! great shot, bob. love the oof motorcycle. -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
