2347 - Berlin, Germany

I love this postcard from Cordula, especially the artwork of Leonid Brezhnev kissing the East German chancellor.

Cordula writes she will be participating in the Berlin Half Marathon. The Berlin Half Marathon was established in 1984. It is held annually in early spring and includes events for inline skaters, wheelchair athletes, and handbikes, all of which participate in the same distance - 21.0975 km.

The Berlin Half Marathon is considered to be a Bronze Label Road Race by World Athletics (IAAF). Labels have to be applied for and awarded each year. To be categorized as a Bronze Label Road Race (the third tier), organizers have to show the following:

It requires an elite international field of runners from at least five countries. These runners must have run times that are faster than the IAAF's guidelines.
the race must be closed to vehicular traffic.
the course must be measured to the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) standard.
full electronic timing must be used to generate the results.
the race must be organized in a way to minimize ecological damage to the surrounding area.
a specified number of doping tests must be carried out.
prize money must be equal for both genders.

The 2020 version of the half marathon was cancelled due to Covid. In 2019 William Wnajiku of Kenya was the men's winner, while Sifan Hasan of the Netherlands was the women's champion.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2346 - Iwate, Iwate, Japan

Keita is a junior high science teacher in Iwate 岩手町. He sent me a photo of the Tokyo Sky Tower during a fireworks display. The Tokyo Sky Tower is a broadcasting and observation tower in Simide, a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010. In 2011, when it was completed at a height of 634 meters, it became the tallest tower in the world, and the second tallest structure in the world, after Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE.

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