Sunday, October 09, 2005

Politicizing the Chicago Marathon



You may not be able to read the back of this runner's shirt too clearly, but marathoner Daniel Feinberg, race bib # 43411, of Phoenix, AZ, chose to write "F.U. Bush" with a peace sign below that.

This was taken at Mile 24 in the race.

As I've remarked before, leave it to the Left to ruin and politicize everything.

There was a large anti-Bush banner that I saw twice during the race, pictured (sort of) on the in the second photo. I didn't get a great shot (I was running, of course, but the banner said something along the lines of "The World Can't Wait for the End of the Bush Regime..."

Finally, a woman handed me a banner promoting a November 2 anti-Bush rally about as soon as I exited the finishers area.

On the positive side, I've gotten calls and received a lot of e-mails from friends who set new marathon personal records today.

And a lot of people in the race, simply had an enjoyable, if somewhat excruciating, experience.

Tomorrow? Run, and begin training for my next marathon. Marathon #28.

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