Olympic Trials

For those who have not heard may say 100 times over the past month. . . the Mens Marathon Olympic Trials in in New York on Saturday. Roughly 150 of the fastest men in the United States will race 26.2 miles on multiple loops through central park.

Surprisingly, the race will not be shown on TV other than the start on the NBC morning news. You can however watch it online on the NBC Sports website.

One person running the race is Macharia Yout a runner from the Sudan. Macharia fled the Sudan at roughly the age of five. He along with thousands of children walked hundreds of miles to avoid being murdered are being forced to fight in a civil war. Many died, but Macharia found a home in the United States. He has been running ever since. To say his story is amazing is an understatement. I will be cheering loudly for Macharia this Saturday.

Here is a link to a 13 minute video of the story. Some firewalls may block the video if you are at work. For more information on the trial visit the offical site.