Comments on ••• nyc daily photo: 26.3

•fabrizio: there was a good crowd: still about thi...

2007-11-08T22:08:00.000-05:00

•fabrizio: there was a good crowd: still about thirty of us, you know. I heared a story that there is this guy who is 80 something years old and run it every year... at his pace... taking pauses along the way... dinkinng coffee... He finishes hours after everybody. I'd love to see that guy crossing the finish line!

You touched me. Really. To go there to cheer up la...

2007-11-07T02:57:00.000-05:00

You touched me. Really. To go there to cheer up late finishers is a great feeling they for sure appreciated. Brava !

•gwen: I actually was around the 26th mile mark (7...

2007-11-06T23:48:00.000-05:00

•gwen: I actually was around the 26th mile mark (70ish St. in Central Park on the West Side). The pictures were taken on my way there (a few blocks away).

Great photos of the marathon Eliane! It seems from...

2007-11-06T07:15:00.000-05:00

Great photos of the marathon Eliane! It seems from the photos that you were at several of the vantage points to see the run...and to think that Eliane is a marathon runner too...:)

•keropok: yes, it's amazing to see what a few word...

2007-11-06T00:01:00.000-05:00

•keropok: yes, it's amazing to see what a few words of encouragement can do to give an extra bounce to those last strides.
•fénix: deal!! I figure I do not risk much: it's like this "skydiving" thing on my things to do before I die list (gives me a lot of time since it's not gonna happen anytime soon, that's for sure). And as you know Boston has a 3 hour limit, so...

Once you've settled down in Charlestown, you'll p...

2007-11-05T23:17:00.000-05:00

Once you've settled down in Charlestown, you'll participate in the Boston Marathon and I... I'll take the pix.

i am sure they were happy to have people to cheer ...

2007-11-05T22:51:00.000-05:00

i am sure they were happy to have people to cheer them up, especially those who tried very hard to finish it. Yes, they deserve it!

•keropok: This time I was there to cheer up the la...

2007-11-05T22:43:00.000-05:00

•keropok: This time I was there to cheer up the late finishers. They deserve it: they put the most effort into it. Other times I've worked in the volunteer team as a translator, which is sometimes ugly if you're assigned with the medical team. And in 2002, I ran the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC. Great experience. I should do it again. I should. I know...

did u participate in the run? or you only particip...

2007-11-05T22:00:00.000-05:00

did u participate in the run? or you only participated in the photo taking :-) hehe..

•ming: it's interesting to watch the runners faces...

2007-11-05T20:55:00.000-05:00

•ming: it's interesting to watch the runners faces as they finished: some look so demoralized that they're about to cry, other have a smile so huge that you can see it's the best day of their life. It's also fun to see how a little encouragement can get some tired runner a little more juice.
•lynette: it is such a great experience and I recommend it to everyone. It is not that difficult to achieve - I've done it once and I am in no way athletic. You need a realistic time goal, a good training program and consistence. Then on race day, there's so much excitement that that alone brings you half of the way.
•olivier: merci pour l'info: Lori mérite nos félicitations. C'est une super expérience que je recommende. Une petite note sur le Verazzano bridge que tu trouvais quelque peu féérique: ce ne l'est pas tant que ça. C'est tout au début, il y a un monde fou et cela ne sent pas très bon... Ceci dit je ne l'ai pas encore expérimenté moi-même. Dans un an ou deux peut-être. Il faut que je me remotive. ;)
•claudine: absolument: on ne s'ennuie jamais. Un autre surnom de New York est: "the city that never sleeps" (la ville qui ne dort jamais). Et c'est tellement vrai. Il y avait en effet beaucoup de Français participants. Très faciles à identifier car ils portent tous le même tshirt français. J'ai pu claironner mes encouragements en Français ce qui est toujours amusant et en réveille certains. ;)
•maria eliasa: :)
•lori: Congrats again!!! Hope you took the pedicab ride home: you deserved it! Yes, some people are increadible indeed. Maybe it's because I don't belong to the fast runners, maybe it's because I remember how it felt, but I think the back of the pack deserve some good cheers too! The first year I voluteered I saw that some people were coming purposely to cheer the late finishers. Always thought that was such a nice thing to do.
•clueless: nah, I was there from 3 to 5:30pm only. And just at the 26th mile, whichis very near the end. I always try to either volunteer or cheer towards the end for those who put the most efforts into it. If you ran for seven hours, you deserve that someone cheer you on when you get close to the finish line, no?
•lara: glad you liked it, thank you!

great photo reportage!

2007-11-05T17:03:00.000-05:00

great photo reportage!

Nice series of photos of the marathon. Were you re...

2007-11-05T17:00:00.000-05:00

Nice series of photos of the marathon. Were you really there cheering the entire race?!? You are a true fan and win the good doobie award for the week.

Great photos!! I love the pedicab shot! That's a ...

2007-11-05T13:45:00.000-05:00

Great photos!! I love the pedicab shot! That's a classic. That sure beats walking home. It's inspiring to see that there were still runners coming in after 7 hours on the course. They must have been working hard!!! It was great that there were fans there like you to cheer them on!

:)

2007-11-05T05:01:00.000-05:00

Il se passe toujours quelque chose dans cette gran...

2007-11-05T04:53:00.000-05:00

Il se passe toujours quelque chose dans cette grande ville !
Je sais que des français font spécialement le voyage rien que pour y participer !

direction le blog de miss Lori qui a participé a c...

2007-11-05T02:18:00.000-05:00

direction le blog de miss Lori qui a participé a cette grande fête.
Vu de l'extérieur cela semble aussi complètement délirant

What a great job you did of portraying the race fo...

2007-11-05T01:59:00.000-05:00

What a great job you did of portraying the race for those of us who are out of the city. My brother used to be a foot racer who ran all sorts of distances, including the marathon. Those people work so hard!

Great documentary of the race. The photos really ...

2007-11-04T23:57:00.000-05:00

Great documentary of the race. The photos really tell the story of the participants -- international and very tired. :-)