New York Marathon

The assignment this week was to write a vignette on the marathon in your neighborhood. Between RNY and Reporting the Nation students, we pretty much covered all 26 miles. Yvonne edited our stories and put them together as coverage for Pavement Pieces. Here is my marathon story:

http://pavementpieces.com/nyc-marathon-important-spot-to-cheer/

And here are my other photos (with captions):

20k at St. Anthony's in Greenpoint

A sign marking 20 kilometers in the New York City Marathon stands outside of St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church on Manhattan Ave. in Greenpoint on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. St. Anthony's is about 10 blocks from the Pulanski Bridge, where runners leave Brooklyn and enter Queens. The four bridges on the marathon course are closed to spectators during the race, so the neighborhoods surrounding them are important cheering spots. 

About half way and the enthusiasm is still up

Runners in the New York City Marathon check their watches and smile for the camera outside St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church on Manhattan Ave. in Greenpoint, Sunday, Nov.7, 2010. St. Anthony's marks 20 kilometers in the race and is about 10 blocks before the Pulanski Bridge, where runners leave Brooklyn and enter Queens.