new york city half marathon: photos and results

mary wittenburg about to announce the winners.

well, my second race of the weekend is in the books! what a blast the nyc half marathon was this morning. the short version, i squeaked in just under 2 hours, with a 1:59:41, 9:08 pace. will write-up a race report and post it tonight (or tomorrow). i took plenty of pictures during the second half (post-central park) portion of the race. i only took a couple in the park because of a battery malfunction. details in the race report. pictures first :D


emmy and pam, pre-race.


craig and me, pre-race.


at the start in central park.


at the start (then my batteries died).


emmy and greg on central park south.
emmy saved the day with fresh batteries!


leaving central park.


down seventh avenue.


down seventh avenue.


looking north on seventh avenue.


jumbotron!


just about to turn onto 42nd street.


42nd street!


looking north from 42nd street.


water stop along 42nd street.


music as we turned off 42nd street
and started down the west side highway.


running down the west side highway.


along the west side highway.


approaching the finish!


just past the finish line!


chip returns, wet towels, and water coming up.


baggage - a lot more organized than it looks!


collecting my bag at the finish.


eric, craig, greg, and me at the finish in battery park.


greg, emmy, eric, and craig.


emmy and jenny.

official results at new york road runners.

check out my world lung foundation team photos.

new york city half marathon: world lung foundation team photos

pre-race group photo


pre-race, checking stuff out...


mark and me, pre-race.


me, pam, and ilana, pre-race.


me and jose.


in action, west side highway.


emmy, pacing me, west-side highway.


pam and ilana, in action, west side highway.


post-race, battery park: waiting for team to check-in.
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here is my nyc half race report (w/links to additional race reports).

more photos from the 2008 nyc half marathon.

more photos of the wlf team at the nyc half marathon.

my earlier post on world lung foundation team fundraising objectives.

24 hour around the lake ultra: photos and results

here are a few photos from the 24 hour around the lake ultra, in westfield, massachusetts. i'll post a race report tomorrow. here is the short version: i ran 19 laps for 60.04 miles in about 17.5 hours. emmy ran 16 laps for 50.56 miles. we didn't stay for the entire 24 hours because emmy had to pick her son up from the airport (he returned home from a trip to guatemala) and i wanted to get a little rest before the nyc half marathon tomorrow!


a view of race staging area from across the lake.


scenic views of the lake along the course.


another beautiful vista.


downside of the course - PAVEMENT!


coming up to the second aid station.


at the start.


we had a less than prime location for our gear as the result of our late arrival (thanks to terrible friday afternoon traffic conditions)!


honey dew donut shop! more on this wonderful place in the race report!


emmy, bundled up for the chill at dawn!


5:30 a.m. - i just woke up from a half an hour power nap


andy, early saturday morning.


me (still in race), emmy (finished) and david "maine-iac" (finished).


me, out on the course.


my favorite picture! emmy finds a home-made ice bath and is soaking in it after she finished!
more on this adventure in the race report :D

link to my race report.
here are the official race results.