Everyone loves Brett stories, so here’s a quick update. He just used his Spanish skills to successfully sweet talk (and bribe!) local Panama police into letting a few folks from his hostel be released from jail. I, personally, would want to stay as far away from Central American jails as possible, so Brett seems a bit crazy for voluntarily getting involved in the situation. Of course, he’s a generous, kind soul and I’d be so incredibly thankful to have him there if I was ever the one to end up in some foreign prison. Yay Brett, his Spanish skills, and his generous soul!
Go Kenya!
Hardbeatnews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Nov. 5, 2007: The Kenyans continued their dominance of the New York City marathon yesterday as Martin Lel took the win in a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 4 seconds.
Lel first won the event in 2003 and is the seventh Kenyan to win in New York in the last 11 years. Also declared the first place winner yesterday was Paula Radcliffe of the U.K. Radcliffe, the 2004 winner and women’s world-record holder, finished in a time of 2:23:09. Both runners walked away with US$130,000 each.
Meanwhile, actress Katie Holmes also ran the marathon, finishing in a time of five hours, 29 minutes and 58 seconds. While cancer survivor and Tour De France winner, Lance Armstrong, recorded a highly creditable time of 2hrs 47min.
– Hardbeatnews.com.
