Every year, we walk out to Mount Morris Park, with friends and neighbors, to watch the Leaders of the NYC Marathon pass (fly) by Mile 22. Here are some of the images.
It was a particularly exciting race this year with Mary Keitany winning the Women's group by nearly four minutes. And Ghirmay Ghebreslassie finishing in 2:07:51, the third fastest runner in the marathon's history, and at age 20, the youngest winner ever.
We were also witness to an unreported act of kindness. One of the Leaders, Marathon runner Musa Babo Ido (Bib 210), severely cramped-up at Mile 22 with uncertainty whether he would be able to continue. An experienced (fifteen marathons) but unparticipating septuagenarian man, a stranger, emerged from the crowd, took off his sweater and gave it to Mr Ido to keep him warm in the event that Mr Ido may have to walk to the finish. Mr Ido finished twelfth with a time of 2:17:57.
