Breakfast at hotel.
Started walking towards the Leonardo da Vince technology museum and saw the marathon beginning to finish at the Duomo. We happened to arrive as the first people crossed the finish line. We intended to watch for a bit but got caught up in cheering people on while walking along the marathon path. We stayed cheering them on for about 2.5 hours. It was interesting to see the variety of people finishing at times from 2.5 to 5 hours. Turns out the cutoff time is 6.5 hrs. Still difficult to imagine going that far in only 6.5 hrs! My friend Paul Rodman finishes these things in 5 hrs (11’30”/mile pace). I would be hard pressed to maintain a 12’/mile pace for one mile.
We walked back towards the tech museum and looked at the Leonardo De Vinci installation (largest in the world) and trains.
At the exit we were asked about taking a survey of our experience which we did: comments about De Vinci exhibit ……
Chris asked one of the student interviewers about dinner suggestions and we were directed to Moscova area for a meal at Osteria del Fontana
Chris had … Kathi had pasta with artichoke and bacon. We also had a plate of meatballs with sauce. The food was very good. We also had a conversation with the restaurant owner. He was proud to serve dishes with only a few, very fresh ingredients instead of complex dishes. I agree with that strategy.
On the way back we stopped by a Carrefour mart to get water and then walked back to our hotel. Both very tired after about 26k steps.
We both slept better this night.
Milan Marathon, Leonardo Museum, ...
First place was a Kenyan man named LANGAT LEONARD who finished in 2:08:38.
Leonardo DaVinci MuseumCastello SforzescoWalking to dinnerThe museum guys recommeneded Osteria da Fortunata. It was really good. Had fun talking with the owner after we ate. Giardini Indro Montanelli
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