A tribute to those who got up in the morning to cheer for the Seattle Marathon runners, especially those who brought bongo drums, and at the University of Washington campus (we used purple and gold confetti for the shower). This is really cool, and it definitely helped me get a boost in my final mileage. I would also like to thank the dozens of volunteers who are willing to stand (wear masks) and distribute water glasses throughout the course. Without your help, the incident cannot happen.

The medical insurance company fully controls the RANT of the commercial advertising time. This is obviously a kind of social welfare turned into a prank by the private sector. Commercial broadcast time is expensive, but these advertisers seem to have unlimited resources to broadcast commercials around the clock. 

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