Alberto Zanelli of Italy running the 3rd leg of the 4x100 relay.
After a 10-day run, the curtain has come down on the 2011 World Masters Athletics Championships.
Was it worth the hype? Was Sacramento a worthy host? Was it fun?
Yes, yes, and yes!
What About the Weather?
Dan Weintraub chases Marie Sample to the finish line.
It’s been a week since the marathon and it seems like a good time to finally wrap up the news on the event. Hopefully it was worth the wait as we’ve got a bucket-full of fun facts for you!
The weather was close to perfect for this time of year. Although the streets were wet from the previous night’s deluge, the rain quit before the start and waited to resume until later in the afternoon.
Dylan Wykes, a Canadian, led wire-to-wire for the win in 2:12:39. Ethiopian Buzunesh Deba, the defending women’s champion, was first woman in 2:32:13. Read what the Bee’s John Schumacher has to say about it.
