Runners Compete In Delhi Half Marathon Amid Heavy Pollution
by Dan McQuade from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#38GXW)
A pair of Ethiopians, Birhanu Legese and Almaz Ayana, swept the men's and women's half marathons yesterday in Delhi, India. But the big story from the event was simply that it was run at all: The nearly 30,000 runners who competed in the half-marathon and shorter races on Sunday raced amid heavy pollution.