40,000 People and All I Could Do Was Wave
The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon happened yesterday and this year’s route took them right past my front door, literally. Check out the view from the sidewalk outside my building (click for the big version).
Not surprisingly all of the top ten finishers were all from Kenya, an impressive reminder of what a nation obsessed with long distance running (and consistantly train at 6000+ feet above sealevel) can do. Regretfully I got downstairs just a few seconds after the Kenyans passed by so I didn’t get to take their picture.
I’d like to offer my congratulations to my friend Francis Kayiwa who finished in 3:36:29.
Next year I’m so there.