A Bucks County, Pennsylvania runner taking on life one day at a time.
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)
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.
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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.
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