Marathon Monday

So today is Patriot's Day, a holiday observed in Massachusetts, Maine, and oddly enough, the Wisconsin public school system. It is a celebration of the first shots of the Revolutionary War, in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. But in the Boston area, it is perhaps best known as the day of the Boston Marathon, the oldest annual marathon in the world, first run in 1897. I used to go and watch the marathon as a child, but today I was content to sit and watch the whole race on TV. I was particularly interested as this year there was a serious American contender in both the women's and men's races: Kara Goucher and and Ryan Hall. Both ended up coming in third, but it was exciting to watch nonetheless, as the women's race came down to the final stretch with the winner edging out the runner up by less than 2 seconds. Pretty incredible that a race would be so close after 26 miles of running.


Anyways, in honor of the marathon, a few tracks vaguely associated with running. Enjoy.

Pink Floyd - Run Like Hell (YSI) (filesavr)
The Velvet Underground - Run Run Run (YSI) (filesavr)
Wolf Parade - You Are A Runner And I Am My Father's Son (YSI) (filesavr)