Today's NYC Marathon runs past my street at the 16-mile mark. The course goes through all five boroughs, although the Staten Island portion is pretty much just the Verrazano Bridge and the runners wisely only step into the Bronx for a few blocks. By the time I took the above photo, the winners had already been interviewed in Central Park, where the race finishes.
Along First Avenue there's a carnival atmosphere, sort of like a tail-gate party with live bands and huge cheering sections for the various international running clubs. Every year, my block hosts big crowds from Holland, Sweden, and France. I got tired just standing there watching all that exertion. Bah.
Labels: marathon, NYC, UES
Today's NYC Marathon runs past my street at the 16-mile mark. The course goes through all five boroughs, although the Staten Island portion is pretty much just the Verrazano Bridge and the runners wisely only step into the Bronx for a few blocks. By the time I took the above photo, the winners had already been interviewed in Central Park, where the race finishes.
Along First Avenue there's a carnival atmosphere, sort of like a tail-gate party with live bands and huge cheering sections for the various international running clubs. Every year, my block hosts big crowds from Holland, Sweden, and France. I got tired just standing there watching all that exertion. Bah.
