2007 New York City Marathon

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Empire State Building	On the 5:30 a.m. ferry to Staten Island (almost empty!)	Walking from bus drop-off point to the "athlete's village"	Athlete's village for green corrals
Athlete's village for green corrals	Very little tent space for runners (luckily the weather was good)	No porta-john lines at 6:30 a.m.	Verrazano-Narrows Bridge at sunrise
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge at sunrise - a perfect day to run a marathon!	Distant view of Manhattan at sunrise (Ft. Wadsworth in foreground)	6:50 a.m. - No lines at the UPS baggage trucks!	Tents provided a little protection from the wind
9:00 a.m. - a LOT more people	9:00 a.m. - Lines forming for the porta-johns	9:30 a.m. - Runners in green corrals start to line up	About half of the runners are from other countries
Live band playing music for green runners	Lining up for the green corrals	Coast Guard helicopters keeping a close watch	TV crew broadcasting live from the green area
Waiting with the 3:30 pace group for the start	Looking back at the Verrazano Narrows Bridge	Green runners about to cross the start-line timing mats	And we're off!
Lower deck of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge	At about 5K, blue and green runners join up on 4th Avenue	Spectators along 4th Avenue	On 4th avenue at about 3.5 miles
Spectators along 4th Avenue	On 4th Avenue, just before the 4-mile mark	Coming up on St. Michael's Catholic Church on 4th Avenue (5 Miles)	Spectators along 4th Avenue
Approaching the Williamsburgh Bank Building on 4th Avenue (8 miles)	Local Fire Department watching the race	Very crowded at the 8 mile mark (orange runners merge with blue and green)	On Lafayette Avenue
Water station on Lafayette Avenue	On Bedford Avenue at about 12 miles	Coming up to turn onto McGuiness Blvd	Starting over the Pulaski Bridge (13 miles)
Runners entering the Queensborough Bridge at mile 15	Runners on the Queensboro/59th Street Bridge	Running over the Queesboro/59th Street Bridge (15+ miles)	Coming off the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan
Looping around onto 1st Avenue in Manhattan (16 miles)	Turning onto 1st Avenue in Manhattan (16 miles)	On 1st Avenue	Spectators along 1st Avenue
Water station on 1st Avenue	Spectators along 1st Avenue	Starting over the Willis Avenue Bridge into the Bronx	Bagpipe players at the 20 mile mark (end of Willis Avenue Bridge)
Entering Central Park (23.5 miles)	Runners at Mile 24 in Central Park experience huge crowds	View of the course in Central Park at Mile 24	Runner's view of the 24 mile mark
Central Park - 300 yards to go!	Central Park - 200 yards to go!	The finish line is in sight!	The last 50 yards
Done! (Looking back at the finish line)	Looking back at the finish line	Handing out finisher's medals	Runners being photographed in front of the "official wall"
Runner being assisted by medical staff	The slow shuffle to get our bags off the UPS trucks	UPS baggage trucks lined up inside Central Park	Map of NYC Marathon Course
Boston vs. New York Elevations

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