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Originally Posted by Wendigo
We interrupt the doom and gloom for a short intermission 
Sarah Sellers: The nurse who was runner-up in Boston marathon
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43794846
A positive news item for a change as the male marathon winner was also a full time worker, they simply run because they like it. 
It almost wants me to put my pie and chips down and go to the gym..... almost  |
To piggy-back on this, congratulations to the winner, Desiree Linden, the first American woman to win since 1985! She is a San Diego native, went to Hilltop high school in Chula Vista, and had come in 2nd in a number of important marathons, once losing by 2 seconds.
The conditions were brutal - rain, temperatures in the 30s, with a 10mph headwind for some of the race. This was the first time in 11 years that someone not from Kenya or Ethiopia hadn't won. In the past 21 years, only 2 Russians had broken through the stranglehold that the 2 African nations had on this race.