Aleksandra Liswoska of Poland grabbed an entire bag filled with water at one stop, quickly drinking one and then pouring another over her head. The runners tried to stay cool any way possible. Volunteers wearing yellow shirts stood along the course with signs that loosely translated into: “Refrain from watching here.” But spectators lined the course anyway, sneaking a rare glimpse of the action at these Olympics where fans have been shut out due to coronavirus restrictions.
She screamed when she crossed the finish line and said “Hi, mom and dad,” into the camera. Even on the hardest days I try to remember how blessed I am to do the thing my 10-yr-old self only dreamed about." On Instagram, she wrote: “Other kids wanted to be astronauts or firefighters I wanted to be a runner. Seidel pretty much forecasted this day since she was a kid. Among the final four with around four kilometers to go, she suddenly stopped and walked to the side of the road. The weather appeared to take its toll on Lonah Salpeter of Israel late in the race. That included world champion Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya. Please, please drink a beer for me.There were 88 runners entered in the field and more than a dozen recorded a did not finish. With an American flag draped around her shoulders, Seidel simultaneously laughed and choked back tears as she video chatted with the crowd. In a post finish-line interview, Seidel got emotional upon seeing a live stream of her friends and family, who had gathered in Nashotah, Wisconsin, to watch the race and cheer her from afar. “It still was incredibly difficult,” Seidel said after the race, “but this is what we train for.” Tokyo time, to try to beat some of the heat. In fact, conditions were expected to be so rough that the marathon was moved back an hour, starting at 6.00 A.M. Running 26.2 miles is never easy, but Seidel and her competitors tackled the distance amid especially tough conditions, including 86% humidity and road temperatures above 100 degrees, NBC News reported. The Olympics only happen every four years you might as well take your shot." "I just wanted to stick my nose in where it didn't belong and get after it. "I wanted to go and be that person who, when you're racing, they're all saying, 'Who the hell is this girl?'" Seidel said after the race, according to NPR.
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