CNN 'twitterer' completes London Marathon

By: Michelle Cole

This article talks about how a man ran the London marathon while Twittering his status along the way. He originally thought it would be much harder to type on his cell phone and run, but he said that it wasn't so bad because he was used to text messaging. He actually said that it helped his race time because it distracted him from the daunting amount of miles he had to run, and gave him something interesting to do while running. The only mistake he made with it was he ran through a cold shower while using his phone, but he said there was no damage to the phone. While I think this is an interesting article, I don't really think it was such a good idea because it might lead people to think that they can text and do other activities, such as driving. Also, what if there had been a big roadblock in his path that he would not have been able to see because he was "twittering"? Overall an interesting article, but not something I would suggest trying.