tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173428847633200989.post5963712153390456199..comments2023-09-28T02:19:24.175-07:00Comments on Running through life: Back againHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13687186983402595493noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173428847633200989.post-14619476899881820212011-03-09T12:03:05.435-08:002011-03-09T12:03:05.435-08:00Interesting thing about the Barcelona Olympic mara...Interesting thing about the Barcelona Olympic marathon is that it was won by a Korean and there were no Africans in the top 10 which is just incredible compared to today's races.<br /><br />It seems to have been a slow race as well by today's standards, but when you see the hill they had to run up to get to the stadium combined with the 27degree heat it is hardly surprising.<br /><br />Running through the tunnel was phenomenal, but not all the Olympic men's marathoners got to do it. 25 of them DNF'ed and another 4 or 5 were directed to an alternate finishing line because the marathon was just before the closing ceremony and those who ran slower than 2:45 weren't able to finish in the stadium because the ceremony was on.achillesnigglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129542001150249186noreply@blogger.com