sunday morning i was up at the crack off dawn to go cheer on my fellow teammates who were running the nyc half marathon! the race started at 7am at the engineers gate in central park (90th & 5th ave) so i knew i needed to make it to times square before 7:30 to see the front runner come through.
the nyc half starts in central park and completes 1 and half full loops before sending runners through the heart of times square and over to the west side highway. the race continues down the west highway finishing at battery park city.
by attending other races you pick up pointers for when your own race day approaches. things like where to put your name on your singlet so people can see it clearly and cheer your name. big black letters on a white background stand out or big white letters against the purple of the TNT singlet look great too!
as people run by and see the race photographs they throw out different poses like two thumbs up or victory arms. i think that peace signs are way over done and making a sad face just sends the wrong message.
the last important thing i learned is to always make sure you look like your enjoying yourself. you never know where your teamates are going to pop up and be cheering you on!
here are a few of my photos from sundays race...
team in training on the reuters big screen in times square!
the front runner & winner of the 1/2 marathon
here they come!
