Originally Posted by itsme
Just reflecting on this - Patriot's Day is a state holiday, and the IRS is of course a federal operation. Don't they deliver mail in MA today? (Again, it's another day of float for some this year. And while I don't know whose on top in the world of marathoning, I wonder if Americans have much of a chance against some of those countries that produce the perennial champs, e.g., Kenya, Ethiopa, etc.)
Well, there are two Yanks in Hopkinton today who are at least capable of running in the lead pack - Alan Culpepper and Meb Keflezighi. Odds-on favorite is probably Haile, the great Ethiopian, with a few Kenyans in the mix too. It'll be fun to see if Alan and Meb can hang in there. I'm not near a TV, so I'll just have to click "refresh" about a thousand times at
www.baa.org.
