Monday, November 23, 2009

Sights and Sounds of the 2009 Philadelphia Marathon

Here are some of the sights and sounds of the 2009 Philadelphia Marathon/Half-marathon/8k race. To everyone in the United States, enjoy your Thanksgiving this week and travel safely wherever you go.


(The start line of this year's race)

(Men's Marathon winner, John Crews (2:17:15) getting his medal)


(Women's Marathon winner, Jutta Merilainen (2:46:44) crossing the finish line)


(Lesley Van Arsdale of CBS3 covering the race)

(Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter (in Phillies hat) )

(Looking at the finish line with the Art Museum in the background)

(Sign for the marathon)



Videos of the race:

(Some marathon finishers)




(More marathon finishers)



(What the runners see as they head to the finish line)


1 comment:

Eric said...

I was looking for me in your videos. :-) I ran the half and it was great. It was a strange feeling to be in the dark just 10 minutes before the gun went off but just in time the sun showed its face. Sunrise was 6:55 and the race began at 7:00. The sun was so low in the sky that at times during the first four miles it blinded you. There were 24,000 who ran in either the marathon, half-marathon, or 8K race. It was a great tour of Philadelphia. I saw buildings that I never knew existed. It was a great, scenic half-marathon.