NYC Marathon 2011

Winner Geoffrey Mutai

Today was the New York City 2011 Marathon, and as usual I went to cheer on the thousands of people pushing themselves to the limit in a show of physical stamina that could impress just about anyone passing by. I know a few people, casually, who are running today, but didn't get to see them - it's hard to pick them out of such a crowd and I didn't know their start times. But I had an enormously fun time cheering on everyone from the pros to the amateurs. Felipe and I got to Mile 26 around 11:45am, just in time to see the Men's winner passing by. After two and a half straight hours of clapping and cheering, I had to call it quits, maybe next year I will train for a cheering marathon and then my voice won't give out!

Here are some of the photos I grabbed while there. Enjoy!


Runner 332 and 127


Runner 213


Runners 1-880, 6-431, 2-334, 742, 2-853


Runners 8-555, 1-286, 4-125, 3-491, 4-020


Runners 5-292, 3-737, 13-028, 3-407, 6-383


Runners 12-388, 12-344, 7-706, 827


Runners 6-063, 7-166, 9-266, 5-064, 10-802


Runners 12-693, 6-331, 8-612


Runner 3-592


Runners 14-261, 7-871 and Apolo Ohno


Runners 19-484, 5-822, 9-725, 9-089, 11-181


Runners 11-249 and 7-703

New York City Marathon 2009

Jackson Kotut Kipkoech, finished 11th with a time of 2:15:10, that's a 5:10/mile pace!

Felipe and I went over to Central Park today to cheer on the marathoners...so much fun! We stopped at Mile 26 (just feet from the end!) around the 2 1/2 hour mark.

When we arrived, there were still just the pros coming one or two at a time. Very inspiring, however my favorite is when the larger masses come through. I love cheering people on, and especially so when they have their names on their shirt. We were there for just under two hours and I clapped so hard I got a bruise on my hand and cheered so loud I just about lost my voice!

It was totally worth it! I cannot help but be impressed with their strength and determination.


(Ulrich Schoelzhorn, 2:48:39, placed 328 and Teodoro Almendral, 2:48:55, placed 337)


(The man in the center - really pushing it is Andrea Pistilli. He finished! 2:55:07, placed 615)

Mr. Bunny (Kevin Scelfo, 2:58:28, placed at 850)



(Frank Gradinger, 2:59:03, placed 915)

Mr. Incredible! (Karl Leitz, 3:06:23, placed 1484)


Minnie (Tetsutomo, Iizuka, 3:08:43, placed 1681)


Winnie the Pooh (Charlotte Eccles, 3:13:33, placed 2221)


Congratulations to all those that finished the Marathon - truly amazing! (For those of you with names and photos on this blog - I looked you up on the Marathon results page by your number - if you want the photo, just leave a comment for me and I'd be more than happy to send it to you!)


An interesting addition - I read a piece in the New York Times about a man who did a "marathon" around his block...worth the read!