The 2008 ING New York City Marathon is now a week long series of events. One of the best events is the Continental Airlines Friendship Run. It begins at the United Nations building on 1st Avenue and winds around a bit before it heads up 5th Avenue to finish at the 26 mile marker of the marathon. It is a great event that bring out costumes of the different nationalities that run the race.
I was fortunate to meet up with a number of people from around the world and the Marathon Man proved a great hot amongst the other national costumes on display. I soon found my way to the Travelling Fit crew and met up with Mari-Mar Walton, Dave Wilson, Michael and Ryan Murphy.
It was a really nice run through the streets of New York City where I was fortunate enough to run alongside and meet up with Catherine Ndereba the world class Kenyan marathon champion.
When I reached Central Park it was important to take in the surroundings in preparation for the big race tomorrow though was conscious not to cross the finish line until the next day.
The atmosphere was simply electric with some 15,000 people taking part in the event and I made the most of the opportunity to capture the moment and spent some time bonding with fellow runners taking photos.
Bring on the big dance tomorrow ...
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