AModestProposal wrote:
And the yearly ordeal of listening to these terrible announcers continues.
If you can't get someone to announce the race who understands that American viewers have no idea how much "9 kilos" weighs, you have NO CHANCE of expanding competitive marathoning as a popular sport.
Might I gently suggest that Americans forsake their antiquated imperial system, the usage of which makes them look stupid in the eyes of the world, especially in scientific calculations. Glenn Randall being a physics major, will agree. And he's leading the race, so he's right.