The New York City Marathon is one of those which enforces a no-iPod (no radios, mp3 players, etc.) policy. So I wonder if the musician-runner Alanis Morissette went cold turkey while running Sunday's (November 1) New York City Marathon. She ran a respectable 4:28:45. Her name caught my eye because Alanis Morissette comes up pretty often on my own running playlists. I instantly wondered whether she listens to an iPod while she trains and, if so, what does she listen to.
It was a great day for American distance running as Meb Keflezighi, born in Eritrea and raised in California,won the men's race in 2 hours 9 minutes 15 seconds. This makes him the first American winner in New York since 1982. And Keflezighi wasn't the only bright spot for the American men: there were six
American men in the top 10 finishers. Go USA!
It also proved to be a great day for veteran runners. Thirty-seven year old Derartu Tulu, from Ethiopia, won the women's race in 2 hours 28 minutes 52 seconds, while 52 year old Joan Benoit Samuelson broke the New York City Marathon record for women 50 and older by finishing in 2 hours, 49 minutes, 9 seconds. She shattered the old record of 2:53:53 set by S. Rae Baymiller in 1993.
So much for the elites. Congratulations to all who ran and finished. There was a record 43,741 starters and about 30 of them came from San Antonio. Special kudos to those men and women.
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