PRE-RACE ACTIVITIES

• Photo 01:  Paul Stuart-Smith said that he did not expect to do well today since he has not been able to sleep much with the arrival of his new daughter.  Indeed, we can imagine the number of hours that he must have spent in coming up with a name like Louisa Jasmine Anastasia Stuart-Smith!

• Photo 02:  Audrey Kingsley tells Yves-Marc Courtines that she will not be able to wear her orange singlet.  Technical note:  We are not permitted to discuss the details  (under pain of death!).

• Photo 03:  In response to Audrey Kingsley's question, "Where have you been?", Gordon Streeter said "I've been working hard, I run 20 miles a week and I've been to a workout for a long time.  So don't expect anything great from me today."  Audrey might have said the same thing too.

• Photo 04:  Richie Borrero shows us the new Fila uniform.  He couldn't wait for the team order and went out to find his own.

• Photo 05:  Peter Allen says, "I think I'll just stay cool in the shade."

• Photo 06:  Ahem, folks, it's against the law to topple trees in Central Park!  For identification purposes, the two lumberjacks are Margaret Angell and Michele Tagliati.

• Photo 07:  Hmm, we wonder what is so interesting behind this tree ... ?  P.S.  Actually, we have some follow-up photos for this scene.  How much will the principal pay for us not to publish them?  Going, going ...

• Photo 08:  Joey and Sammy Ruben get a treat today --- the morning at the races followed by the Bronx Zoo later.

COMMUNITY 2 MILE RUN

• Photo 21:  Monica Bonamego ran the community fun run on an out-and-back course.

• Photo 22:  Monica Bonamego was the second overall female in this race.  Then she jumped in to run the five mile race next, being one of quite a few people who did the double.

WEST 91st STREET (1 MILE)

• Photo 31:  Peter Allen must know that he is having a good race today.

• Photo 32:  Alan Ruben looks at Peter Allen in front of him.  The Ruben fellow is famous for running a controlled start before accelerating.

• Photo 33:  Audrey Kingsley escorted by medical technician Blair Boyer.  To prepare herself for the heat, she has been training in Alaska, where the sole US Olympic Marathon runner Christine Clark hails from.  Technical note:  Audrey would have worn her orange singlet but for reasons that we are not permitted to discuss.

• MISSING AUDIO:  Sidney Brito flashing by a bike with the comment, "I see how you get those wonderful pictures.  You always stand at the top of the hill looking down."

EAST 96th STREET (4.8 MILES)

• Photo 41:  Coming through in third place so far is Toby Tanser.  Unfortunately, he is being stalked by Trevor Murrary right behind him.

• Photo 42:  Peter Allen and Alan Ruben are both focussing on another Masters runner just in front of them.

• Photo 43:  Richie Borrero's new Fila uniform brought him good luck when he won a raffle prize of a $20 gift certificate from Tower Records.

• Photo 44:  Yvonne Callan-Brito (of The Gotham Girls team) is rewarded with a picture on our website today, for having noticed that one of our food critics' reviews included her husband Sidney Brito.

• Photo 45:  Rick Shaver leads a train of people behind him.

• Photo 46:  Michele Tagliati leads Sid Howard to the finish.  Our finish line spotter said that Sid has the most beautiful finishing form.

• Photo 47:  Margaret Angell was probably feeling a bit down on this hot day.  But having Audrey Kingsley come up to her motivated her to put in a fine finishing burst.

• Photo 54:  Peter Hemsher races while listening to a walkman (or listens to a walkman while he races).

• Photo 55: Finally, after three unsuccessful tries, we got a photo of Shula Sarner in a race.  It goes without say that this is just the first of what will be undoubtedly many, many more.

• Photo 56:  Did you notice the empty space around Kim Mannen?  Why?  Explanation # 1:  everybody knows of her reputation as a wild elbow-swinger and so they gave her all the room she wants.  Explanation # 2:  she has sprinter's speed at the end of the race to outrun everybody.

• Photo 57:  Brian Barry runs with eyes closed.  Not interested in the beautiful scenery of Central Park, hey?

• MISSING PHOTO:  After crossing the finish line, someone broke out to sing, "I'm standing on my feet ..."  Gee, that was a big change from the previous race ...

POST-RACE ACTIVITIES

• Photo 61:  Today, the course was patrolled by two cycling members (Stacy Creamer and Stuart Calderwood) of the Lance Armstrong Foundation who 'live to ride.'
• Photo 62:  Robbie and Matty Allen with their dad Peter Allen.
• Photo 63:  Peter Allen had a great race today in his first appearance as a Master runner for the team.  He snatched first place Master in the last 10 yards of the race.  He even beat out Alan Ruben, who said that the last time that occurred in a team race must have been in the primordial days.  By the way, it was Peter Allen who introduced Alan Ruben to the Central Park Track Club back then.
• Photo 64:  Our new member Shelley Farmer is talking to Mary Wittenberg of the New York Road Runners Club, who is always talking to everyone before, during and after the races.
• Photo 65:  Sid Howard says to Fritz Mueller, "Fritz, you know we could have a really good 60+ team with you, Jim Olson, Guenter Erich, Jim Aneshansley, Max Schindler and George Hirsch."
• Photo 66:  Jerome O'Shaughnessy
• Photo 67:  When Shelley Farmer realized that someone is taking pictures of her, she asked "I hope you didn't catch me picking my nose or some such."  What does she think we are?  We would only show people in the best light ... (technical note:  suspension of disbelief is required here).
• Photo 68:  Sidney Brito between Audrey Kingsley and Yvonne Callan-Brito.
• Photo 69:  Something interesting must be happening here, as Margaret Angell and Sid Howard look on, but we can't tell you what it is.  You gotta be there ...
• Photo 70:  Our female leader of the day is Margaret Schotte, the pride of Canada.  The H stands for Harvard University, and not for that other team.

AWARDS CEREMONY

• Photo 71:  Julia Casals shows us her raffle prize.
• Photo 72:  But Julia, you have got to show us the back cover of the book.  Yes, this will be just perfect for your coffee table.
• Photo 73:  Here is another raffle winner.  Since he is with another team, we cannot mention his name.  However, we are more than willing to tell you that the copy of Lance Armstrong's book was donated by E. Stacy Creamer (the "E" reportedly stands for Editor).
• Photo 74:  But our biggest winner of the day was Isabella Tagliati, who finished second overall in her race.  Here, our number one seeded runner proudly shows everyone her medal.
• Photo 75:  Different people have different priorities.  For Julia Casals and Toby Tanser, bagels are more important than hardware.

COFFEE EXCURSION

• Photo 81:  After the race, a group went for coffee on the East Side.  As is our practice, most of these photos were taken in underhanded fashion without the subjects being aware.  This one has our two cyclists Stacy Creamer (aka Ms. Latte) and (partially) Stuart Calderwood.
• Photo 82:  On one side, we have Julia Casals and Blair Boyer.
• Photo 83:  On the other side, we have Peter Krebs (NYRRC webmaster) and Toby Tanser.
• Photo 84:  This is a photo of the table top.  The hand belongs to Sylvie Kimché.
• Photo 85:  Other than coffee, there is also food.  This is a photo of Kim Mannen's tuna sandwich.  After wolfing it down, she said, "I'm starving.  What else do they here?  What can I buy for ten dollars?"  Seeing the astonished looks, she said, "You have no idea how much I can eat."  Now we know ...
• Photo 86:  And Julia Casals shows us a photo of what is possibly the remnants of her chicken meal.