Marathon Day!

The streets start out pretty empty. The police are the first sign of the coming runners

These guys had the best seats in the house!

Pace car for the elite women! This is mile 11-she's here in under an hour.

Here she comes!

and she's all alone. I've never seen a leader this far in front before.

the next elite women are almost 2 full minutes back at Mile 11

The third wave of elite women-notice the guy filming for TV

And there they go. They move past me in two seconds--literally.

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Time car for the elite men-notice it's less than the womens, even though later.

Here they come!

The orange shoes!

Soon the streets get full-these are the early runners.

These kids were having such a good time cheering!

the streets are full now, and will be for an hour

I was actually afraid to lean into the street to retrieve Steph's hat!

And these are the marathoners who define grit and determination.