Marathon '09

The marathon is my favorite NYC event every year. Make fun of me if you will, but without fail, it makes me cry every year. This year it was a runner giving a spectator a high five that opened the (small) floodgates. Here are some highlights:

If you look in the background, you can see triumphant Rose making her way over to her biggest fans! I'd like to think she was doing the fist pumps through the entire race.

This guy was from Japan and running barefoot...


Wonder what country this guy is from:

And this guy was juggling while running. Here's a video. I'm feeling a bit untalented after watching this. I especially like Billie yelling "JUGGLE" from Matthew's fire escape.