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November 08, 2006
The NYC Marathon
There's a lot of joy in running a marathon. A lot of pain and doubt and fear, too, but every time I go to watch the marathon at 4th avenue, I get a lump in my throat. It's just so emotional. Thousands of people of all abilities are doing this torturous, but very life-affirming thing. And with all of the cheering and music and sun, there's a lot of smiling. I never seem to be able to catch this well with a camera. And my reaction time is so slow that whenever I see a runner-in-costume, by the time I take a picture it's a side view and so fairly uninteresting. This year, I wandered down to 18th street and found a spot where people were waving at a camera suspended above them, which helped, but I still don't seem to be able to catch whatever it is I'm feeling in a photo.
Posted by csageday at November 8, 2006 12:33 AM