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for a corrector life
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Location: New Yawk City (heavy Boston accent)
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Marathon Day 09!
One of my favorite yearly events, the NYC Marathon came by today. Perfect day for it, 55, overcast, great running weather.
The wheelchairs started coming past around 9 or so. I didn't get any good pics from my window but managed to pop outside just in time to see Mayor Bloomberg go by in a neat Olds convertible limo.  He was led by the female elites and followed by the male elites  the guy with the USA shirt went on to win with a time of 2hrs and 8 minutes or something like that. Americans finished 1st and 4th i believe for the men, womens was won by a Brit who had won the last two years.  more elites  elite coffee  these guys kicked in right as the masses started coming and kept going till the last stragglers. they only had about 6 songs but sounded something like beastie boys meets metallica  things start to get crowded  halloween spirit. lots of good costumes today  it is this dense for 2 solid hours, i can watch from my window or from the street, but the street is a lot more fun  as i sat with my coffee mug i couldn't stop thinking about that Seinfeld episode, but don't worry, i didn't coffee any poor runner.  good job runners! 
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11-01-2009, 01:44 PM
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I don't see any Subway shops.
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11-01-2009, 02:28 PM
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nice trees
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11-01-2009, 02:37 PM
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Wandering Swede
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11-01-2009, 02:44 PM
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I'm the REAL Dingo Joe
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First US men's winner since '82
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11-01-2009, 02:56 PM
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for a corrector life
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and i was wrong about the women's race, not the brit.
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11-01-2009, 02:56 PM
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for a corrector life
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one more, from my BB, towards the end
 this was the "wtf" moment of the day. 
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11-01-2009, 08:31 PM
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I ran it when I was 16; in 1986. I was lucky enough to be pulled from the lottery.
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11-01-2009, 08:54 PM
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marginal adventurer
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my brother and his wife do that shit
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11-08-2009, 04:53 PM
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I'd like to do one just for fun. My mom was a competitive marathon runner in the 80s and would get a kick out of it. I'll start with a 1/2 marathon this winter and see how it goes.
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11-08-2009, 04:56 PM
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Beastly Adventurer
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11-08-2009, 05:50 PM
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marginal adventurer
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Clearly I do not have time to train for a marathon. 
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11-11-2009, 05:41 AM
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hi
Joined: Aug 2004
Location: Virginia
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great pics, thanks.
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