Congratulations to everyone who participated in yesterday's New York City Marathon! I took advantage of living around the corner from 4th Avenue in Brooklyn to get a good, up close and personal look at all of the runners. Didn't see Bex amidst the 35,000 but I hear she survived it. Then I went into Manhattan later in the day to meet up with a friend and we watched some of the same runners in Central Park, albeit many hours and many miles later. Watching the marathon runners is inspiring and great fun. Here are some pictures!

Mayor Bloomberg waves hello...


Shots of the runners...






It was great to see so many disabled participants. One guy had no legs and was pushing himself on a skateboard with his arms.




This dog enjoyed watching the runners too...


The nearby Methodist Church had a steel drum band playing...


Remnants of discarded water cups...