Paris Marathon

Rick looks so fresh you might think he is just some guy who has skipped the first part of the marathon
and is now trying to slip in for the finish

Two Sundays ago we participated in the Paris Marathon, as spectators (its a lot less tiring that way)  Something like 40,000 runners crowded the streets and we do mean crowded. This picture is at kilometer 25 (mile 16 to you and I) and there is absolutely no space between the runners. There were actually police boats on the Seine, apparently waiting for the occasional runner to keel over and pitch into the water.

Fortunately Dave's friend from New York, Rick spotted us in the crowd and we had a brief rendez-vous.  Good to see friends when they are in Paris. Seemed like a glorious day for a run, especially for watching one.