Today was the popular Boston Marathon (had to work today.. otherwise it would have been fun to watch the event..)..
Check out: http://www.bostonmarathon.org/
Brief Facts:
26 Miles ( close to 40 Kms.. no joke)
Kenyan's have always won for the past "12" years.. (including this one).. most of the time they take the top 5 positions it seems..!!!
This year the Kenyan (Robert Cheruiyot) received $80000 at the finish line. (Completed in 2.09 hours!!)
There was another guy who did a double marathon. 26 miles on a treadmill near a Puma store window and then ran off the treadmill to finish the remaining 26 miles.. :( - Puma was his sponsor naturally..

nicely paraphrased by kannadasan i believe:
* Odi Odi Uzhaykanum.. !

Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy, if you try,
No hell below us, above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today.

Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do,
Nothing to kill or die, and no religion, too,
Imagine all the people, living life in peace.

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.
I hope someday you'll join us and the world will live as one.

Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can,
No need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people sharing all the world !

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.
I hope someday you'll join us and the world will live as one.

- Imagine by John Lennon