NYC Marathon Pictures from Lost-and-Found Gallery

[fitfool]

This past weekend I scanned through over 28,000 pictures in the Lost-n-Found section to see if I could find any more pictures of myself from the marathon (my race report in a previous post). I did pick up one more of myself and got to play detective and matched up about 3 dozen other unidentified runners (based on clues like partial bib #s, names

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[deltamiss]

I can't help it...I am so very, very impressed. Perhaps it's age and the proverbial lost opportunity, but if I had it to do over (life, that is), I'm pretty sure I'd be a runner.

Amazing photos...

[fitfool]

It's not too late to start! I had always wanted to run a marathon but had thought it was out of my reach. But then I was partly inspired to start running by the man pictured here who ran his first marathon at the age of 65. Before that, I don't believe he had been a runner. He just got bought a book on how to train and started running.

[mforbes321]

Those are all incredible. I swear I teared up. It's really emotional for me to look through those. So many stories to tell.

[fitfool]

Yeah...when I first flipped through the gallery, I was overwhelmed by how many pictures there were but as I kept sifting through, I was so happy to see so many runners smiling, panting, frowning, and limping. The raised, triumphant fists and tearfully clutched medals made me tingly. I was looking again at the picture of the runner strapped into a chair and it occurs to me that maybe he's not disappointed...maybe he did finish the race and then seek medical assistance? Dunno.

[peachthief]

Wow.

GO YOU!! That is so awesome that you ran the marathon. I would love to do that someday.

[fitfool]

Thank you thank you. :)

[never_the_less]

Hi, just saw that you added me. I hope there are more running and eating tales to be read in the future!

FYI, it's the Willis Ave bridge that the fireman are on. You did a great job sifting through all the lost and found pics -- I can't beleive you got through all of them. Speaking of varied expressions, today my father sent me a link a picture of me finishing, this was also my first marathon this year), and called it "the agony of victory," as i have my hands about halfway up, almost in a yay I did it way, but also in an I surrender way. Which is just about hwo I felt at the end.

BTW, congrats on your race.

[fitfool]

Cool! I'm really enjoying the few posts on your journal that I've read so far. Thanks for ID'ing the bridge for me. You did awesome in your first marathon! I'm really really impressed.

[mysticchyna]

i give major kudos to those who participate in these marathons...i can barely run to the end of the driveway. lol
my former foster sister used to do the Marine Core Marathon or whatever it's called.

[fitfool]

Cool! I would love to run the Marine Corps Marathon some day. If it gives you any hope, when I started running, I had to start walking again after 2 blocks of jogging. I've come a long way :)