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Rome Marathon

Runners approaching the finish line next to the Forum


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Italian  Flag Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... [read more]
Blog: Rome Marathon
Date: March 21st 2010

Sunday - 21 March No, I didn't run the Rome Marathon, but I almost walked that distance. My legs are killing me, so I can really sympathize with the runners. This evening, while walking along the Via Corso, I met an older lady (older than me) from Utah. She had come to Rome for her second marathon. Her time was over six hours, an improvement over last year, and she was hoping to improve her t ... read more


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Tot: 0.97s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 5; qc: 19; dbt: 0.0234s; 1; s:apollo w:www (50.28.60.10); sld: 1; ; mem: 6.4mb