2010 ING NYC Marathon

Once again, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill residents made the eight-mile-mark of the 2010 ING New York City Marathon the most exciting leg of the race. Runners in the largest marathon ever (45,344) were cheered on by thousands of lively spectators along the seventeen block stretch. Runners entered Fort Greene to the sounds of loud inspirational music as they went by the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Further up Lafayette Avenue the Bishop Loughlin High School Marching Band played their rendition of the theme from Rocky. Runners exited Clinton Hill to a motivating sendoff from the Emmanuel Baptist Church Gospel Choir.

The women’s race was won by Edna Kiplagat (2:28:20) from Kenya, with American Shalane Flanagan (2:28:40) coming in second. The men’s race was won by first timer Gebre Gebremariam (2:08:14) from Ethiopia, with Kenyan Emmanuel Mutai (2:09:18) taking second place.


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Daylight Savings Time 2010 on November 7th

Daylight Savings Time 2010 : This Sunday at 2 a.m. local time, most residents of the United State will turn back their clocks an hour marking the conclusion of daylight saving time. What started us on this ritual in the first place?

While the Fall temporal transition is often a welcome one — given that one glorious hour of extra sleep — the hassle of resetting our clocks often leaves people wondering why we practice the seemingly meaningless ritual in the first place.

Some of the reasons are obvious: extra daylight for retailers, for example, and sporting events that benefit from taking place during those precious daylight days. Others are more obscure, and even the argument that it saves energy has recently been called into question.

The concept of shifting clocks for optimal daylight and energy benefits has been around since ancient civilizations, when many societies adopted flexible systems dictated by the sun. The Romans had a specific water clock for each month of the year, dividing daylight into twelve hours regardless of the length of day.

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