"Tell us more about President McCain!" —Brian Regan

Isn't that how to ship items to Africa? I was told by my postman that if I wanted to donate money to help poverty overseas I should just put cash in an envelope and write "Africa" on the outside. I do it every week and leave it in my mailbox. He told me he would take care of the rest.

Maybe they don't have an extra $300 to spend on a newer dash cam that pleases you. Relax.

Exactly, Volvo guys won't stop saying how awesome their Scandinavian box on wheels are...

Ferrari Owners, right Doug?

Also bedroom toilet. Not feeling that combo.

I forgot that because I was so entranced by the bathroom! That needs to be up in there like WHOA.

And yet here you are, commenting on one. Isn't that a hoot?

You must chill, Jehovah. Fittish is great. There are more runners than sad bastards like you. And the Beer Mile is a terrific American tradition.

Can we talk about he ran a 63-second bell lap after four Budweisers?

I don't know what you're talking about. This man is a hero. Run a mile and chug 4 beers in under 5 minutes!? That is getting it done.

Well, it didn't take long to find a reason for this.

That's still faster than I can run a mile.
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Meb found something extra once he spotted Wilson Chebet closing the gap. The last two miles were incredibly dramatic. And there are *always* tactics like this happening in a marathon — knowing which moves to cover and which to let go is a highly refined art. The Kenyans figured they could let Meb go, figuring that…

Never too early to learn that in this world there are Habs and there are Hab Nots.

Right?! I was squeaking watching the coverage live online. And then when he started the final downhill and making the turns, his legs started turning over really well again and I cried :)

Totally. Boston is a strategic marathon, with Heartbreak looming large from the gun. Meb ran this like an absolute chess match. Yeah, he had some help — from Hall, who didn't chase, and from Boit, whose breakaway allowed Meb to distance himself from the pack after the Kenyans figured he wasn't a threat. But the…

exactly, thank you. the best 10K i ever ran was exactly like this. we just went after it like crazed men. sprinting the last quarter mile, after trading places for the mile before the finish. i finally said "it's yours." and dropped back two steps. he got first, i got second in our age group, fourth and fifth…

Can you really call it impeding the process? If the American's were not going to reel in a breakaway and let the other racers draft on them it's not an impediment unless that's their designated job, which they're electing not to do. Any of the 14 other guys could've pushed the pace too. They would've burnt…

As a non-runner it's really interesting to hear things like this, since I always kind of assumed that all you had to do to win a race was, you know, run faster than everybody else.

In many other races he would have been, but this is Boston. With the exception of the charity slot runners, everyone in this race has qualified with a fast time for their age group. It's like saying you went sub-10 at Ironman in Kona. It's a hell of a fast race, but you're a long way from the podium in any age group…