We woke up this morning to prepare for our long day of appointments and were greeted with a living room full of sun and rousing cheers from the street. When we opened our windows, we saw this: twenty-two thousand runners jogging past and pedestrians trying to dodge as they crossed. It lasted for a long time, an energetic flood of bodies dotted in bright colors and enthusiastic hollers echoing for blocks. A great morning start.
And a mere 30 minutes after the marathoners...