PRE-RACE ACTIVITIES

• Photo 01: Sarah Gross and Maureen Dooley-Elmeleh discuss hot-weather racing strategies.   Maureen's method to ensure a slow initial pace was to start back in the pack (note: her chip time was 31 seconds faster than her clock time).
• Photo 02: The congregation at 62nd Street --- Bola Awofeso, Julie Denney, Stacy Creamer, Audrey Kingsley, Stuart Calderwood and Stefani Jackenthal
• Photo 03: Stefani Jackenthal gets assistance for number-pinning.
• Photo 04: A wall of orange --- Carol Tyler, Ana Echeverri and Mette Strandlod --- comes down Central Park West.
• Photo 05: Jose La Salle perches on the wall to record the proceedings.  Let's see how it goes, "Humpty-dumpty sat on a wall ..."

ONE MILE MARK

This race has twenty or so elite runners who have run faster than 33 minutes for 10K.  There was some concern that other runners may be towed to a very fast start.   Official split-recorder Blair Boyer took down these times:
- Alayne Adams, 6:03
- Stacy Creamer, 6:18
- Audrey Kingsley, 6:22 (corrected to 6:22.93, according to the split recorded on Audrey's stop watch)
- Sarah Gross, 6:26
- Julie Denney, 6:36
- Nicole Begin, 6:54
- Eve Kaplan, 7:00
- Laura Miller, 7:00
- Kim Mannen, 7:00
- Carol Tyler, 7:38

• Photo 11: This is the lead pack headed by Anne-Marie Lauck.
• Photo 12: Alayne Adams must be thinking about the Ed Koch question, "How am I doing?"
• Photo 13: This is Eve Kaplan with Kim Mannen behind.  Eve did a DNF today, which makes her a rarity --- someone with commonsense.
• Photo 14: Ana Echeverri is a picture of concentration.
• Photo 15: Carol Tyler is running injured and hoping for the best.
• Photo 16: Mette Strandlod asked us not to publish any photo of her during the race.  "The coach says there is no smiling in running", she said and she is always smiling.  Or does she?

5.2 MILES

• Photo 21: Wearing number 1 and leading the race is Tegla Laroupe.
• Photo 22: About 15 seconds behind were Lidia Simon and Gete Wami, ready to sprint for second place.
• Photo 23: Alayne Adams is ahead of Warren Street's Jeanne Pare.
• Photo 24: We are not absolutely sure, but this may be Stefani Jackenthal's second 10K ever, and a PR again.   Her debut was a 40:30 at the 1997 Advil 10K.
• Photo 25: Stacy Creamer had a strategy of a conservative first half and fast second half.  Her splits were 20:06 and 19:24.
• Photo 26: Audrey Kingsley is smiling this time.  For a little while, she had a police car by her and that was somehow upsetting her rhythm.  She said, "It was like as if Carsten was beside me."

6.1 MILES

• Photo 31: Stacy Creamer shifts into her sprinter's high kneelift gear.
• Photo 32: Sarah Gross says that this warm weather thing is not to her taste.
• Photo 33: Kim Mannen looks a little bit stressed, wondering where those ducks were (see #43).
• Photo 34: Carol Tyler has a case of plantar faciitis (cc: John Megaw) and jogged the last 3 miles.
• Photo 35: The General Luca Trovato reviews his troop.  Since he is now a track sprinter, he is dressing appropriately when he attends road races.

POST-RACE ACTIVITIES

• Photo 41: On the victory podium with Tegla Laroupe, Gete Wami and Lidia Simon.
• Photo 42: Kim Mannen poses with the extra tall (roller-blade enhanced) Tyronne Culpepper.
• Photo 43: This is an odd duck of a picture, as Kim Mannen shows us her secret of running fast --- she lets the ducks carry her ...
• Photo 44: Here is an odd photo of novice Central Park spectator Kevin Arlyck.  You can never be too trusting in this city ...
• Photo 45: Mette Strandlod runs her last Central Park race.  Now it is time to go home and pack up for Malawi, where the weather is not as hot ...
• Photo 46: Charlotte Evans, Alayne Adams, J.R. Mojica, Jose La Salle, Stuart Calderwood, Theo Evans and Stacy Creamer crowd around to watch an instant videotape replay of Alayne's finishing kick.  She said, "I look like a marathon runner!?"
• Photo 47: Here is Alayne Adams' proprietary leglifting exercise, using an extra heavy weight.

MISSING PHOTOS

• Missing Photo: Before the race, Nicole Begin was seen wearing the Trunkes-designed singlet, which she purchased for $1.  She says that since she is moving to San Diego, she should not be spending a lot on uniforms.  But given the reputation of that singlet to heat up, she did not wear it during this race.