PRE-RACE ACTIVITY

• Photo 01: The Fifth Avenue is not a single race, but a series of races in different categories.  What do you do between races?  If you are Eve Kaplan, you would try to catch up on your reading ... (note: somebody was heard to remark, "Eve must be reading Bob Glover's running handbook to see where her training went wrong ...")
• Photo 02: But if you are Blair Boyer, you would sneak in a couple of miles, even if you have two broken ribs ...
• Photo 03: And if you are Bola Awofeso, you make sure that you grab a bite first.  This ham sandwich was purchased from E.A.T. for US$12.  Eat your heart out!
• Photo 04: And if you are Audrey Kingsley, you have a cold and you have to run a cross country race tomorrow, you sneak in a lot of miles.  Her run while the kids' races were going on was timed at 67 minutes.
• Photo 09: And if you are Kyra Weiss, you take time out to practice your dance steps.
• Photo 05: The center of attention is Samuel John Ruben, the latest addition to the Ruben family.
• Photo 06: Q&A session held by second-time mom Gordon Bakoulis for Jane Harris and Laura Miller.
• Photo 07: Eden Weiss brings his daughter Kyra Weiss to watch the race.

WOMEN'S OPEN RACE

• Photo 11: Stacy Creamer shifts into overdrive to pass 13-year-old Lindsey Scherf, only to be passed with 20 yards to go.  Stacy finished in fourth place, the same as last year.  Her time of 5:26 was 5 seconds faster than last year, and was accomplished in spite of doing no speed workouts recently due to an Achilles problem.
• Photo 12: Kim Mannen ran 5:38 in her Fifth Avenue Mile debut.  She said, "I can hear Sid Howard telling me to run track from now on ..."
• Photo 13: Diane Lebowitz ran 6:15 today.  She said, "I fell off the front of the pack faster than ever before.  This time, it took only a quartermile for them to go ahead.  However, I did pass quite a few people myself afterwards."
• Photo 14: After the race, Stacy Creamer gives thanks to deep water running and acupuncture.
• Photo 15: Hmm, what could Kim Mannen be pointing to?  Something that they have to erect barriers to keep her from being mobbed?
• Photo 16: Diane Lebowitz picked a nice day to stroll down Fifth Avenue.

MEN'S OPEN MILE

• Photo 21: Paul Stuart-Smith describes his race as follows, "It's the same story every year.  I would do great for the first three quarters, and then die in the last quarter."  Still, a time of 4:33 is nothing to grieve about.  And besides he will have a cross country race tomorrow to think about ...
• Photo 22: Raphael Devalle set a PR of 5:14 today.
• Photo 23: Raphael Devalle said, "I did everything wrong.  I ran the first quarter in 61 seconds."
• Photo 24: We did not take any photo of Yves-Marc Courtines during the race because he was wearing white!
• Photo 27: John Scherrer jots down his time of 4:29.  As for this race, he wished that he could run it over again because he had plenty left to give.

ALL-STAR MILE

• Photo 31: Dave Monti (of Race Results Weekly) finished third in a time of 5:25, the same time as in last year's race.
• Photo 32: Dave Monti shows us his trophy (note: he really does not walk around with an antenna coming out of his head)

WOMEN'S MASTER MILE

• Photo 40: On the victory podium with Janice Morra, Kathyrn Martin and Sue Krogstad-Hill
• Photo 41: Does anyone remember Mary Rosado ever missing this premier race?
• Photo 42: Sue Krogstad-Hill seems to be saying, "Happiness is hard work rewarded."  She finished third overall master woman.

MEN'S MASTER MILE

• Photo 43: Alan Ruben's idea of a warmup is one mile down to the finish and one mile back to the start --- with a backpack on this back.
• Photo 44: In the race itself, here comes Alan Ruben going after the legendary Harry Nolan.  Alan's time today was 4:35.6, which may be his fastest ever in a competitive mile.
• Photo 45: Frank Handelman comes in with this characteristic head-rolling.  He ran a sub-5 minute mile, namely 4:59.9.  Cutting it close, huh?
• Photo 46: This is after the race.  Alan Ruben is not asking the usual "Anyone want to go for a run?" but just "Has anyone seen my wife?"
• Photo 47: Frank Handelman, with Bonnie.
• Photo 48: Tom Hartshorne did well enough, considering that he did not train for this.  Compared to last year, his time was 6 seconds slower, which is a lot for this distance.  This year, he took six weeks off after the World Championships and therefore had only two weeks to prepare for this race.
• Photo 49: Alan Ruben's performance deserves a pat on the back from Frank Handelman.

GEORGE SHEEHAN MILE (60-69 YEAR OLDS)

• Photo 51: This was an exciting finish as Sid Howard holds a small lead over Fay Bradley.
• Photo 52: The duel continued all the way down the wire, with Sid Howard winning in a time of 5:12.1.
• Photo 60: This is the moment when Sid leans to break the tape.
• Photo 53: Max Schindler comes down Fifth Avenue.
• Photo 54: Max Schindler says that those young guys are too much for him.  His 6:15 today is the best that he has done this year.
• Photo 55: Despite missing running for a long time earlier this year, Carol Tyler came back with a second place finish in the Women 60-69 category.
• Photo 56: Our man of the day is Sid Howard, who is mobbed after the race as usual.
• Photo 57: Sid Howard provides a post-race analysis.  His main rival Fay Bradley is a marathon record-holder, so Sid is counting on sprint speed at the end.
• Photo 58: On the victory podium with Sid Howard.
• Photo 59: Peter Gambaccini chats with Cliff Pauling after the race.

METROPOLITAN MILE

• Photo 61: Jonathan Pillow ran his first mile in two and half years, the last one being while he was still in college.
• Photo 62: John Scherrer with Jonathan Pillow