New York Women's Mini Marathon

Margaret Angell

PRE-RACE ACTIVITIES

  • Photo 14:  Hey, Margeret Angell, don't forget to fasten your chip!
  • Photo 15:  A stroll along Central Park West with Stacy Creamer, Stuart Calderwood and Mary Rosado.
  • Photo 01:  The NYRRC caretaker for the elite runners is none other than Toby Tanser.  This is a significant under-utilization of Toby's linguistic skills, since the roster required only English, Portuguese, Italian, Swahili and Russian, when he could have easily covered French, Spanish, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Danish, etc as well.
  • Photo 02:  This is Amy Sheeran's first team race, and she has this race strategy: "I heard that this race is crazy because everyone gets pulled along by the professionals at the start.  I think I will stick to Stacy Creamer, who seems to start sensibly."
  • Photo 03:  At the local elite line-up, Alayne Adams and Margaret Angell are completely surrounded by New York Harriers.
  • Photo 04:  Standing at attention for the national anthem: Amy Shearan, Audrey Kingsley and Alayne Adams.
  • Photo 05:  Here is our photogenic teammate, Sandra Scibelli.  Oh, and then there's Paula Radcliffe too.  By the way, our opinion of Sandra was significantly revised when we saw her driver's license photo ...
  • Photo 06:  The American anthem was sung by Ann Marie Maloney.

ELITE ATHLETES

  • Photo 07:  Pre-race favorite (picked by Toby Tanser) is Paula Radcliffe, reigning IAAF World Half Marathon champion and IAAF World Cross Country (long course) champion.
  • Photo 08:  Fernanda Ribeiro is the national heroine of Portugal, being an Olympic 10,000m champion and a two-time 10,000m winner at the World Championships.
  • Photo 09:  Paula Radcliffe with Kenyan Florence Barsosio.
  • Photo 10:  Carol Montgomery (Canada) and Restituta Joseph (Tanzania).
  • Photo 11:  The Russians Irina Timofeyeva and Ludmila Petrova (2000 NYC Marathon winner).
  • Photo 12:  It is unfortunate that they don't give out awards for best photography, but this photo of Restituta Joseph would have won a few.  But then, as is often the case, this has nothing to do with our photographer and everything to do with the subject.
  • Photo 13:  100 meters into the race, and the leader is ... Paula Radcliffe, followed by Restituta Joseph.

1 MILE MARK (WEST 90th STREET)

  • Photo 71:  Margaret Angell, just behind a big mass of local runners.
  • Photo 72:  Amy Shearan, behind Carly Berwick (MCNY)
  • Photo 73:  Audrey Kingsley and Stacy Creamer
  • Photo 74:  Mary V. Rosado
  • Photo 75:  Mary Messite
  • Photo 76:  Sandra Scibelli

4.7 MILES (EAST 77th STREET, CAT HILL)

5 MILES (EAST 72nd STREET)

  • Photo 123:  Paula Radcliffe, about to unleash that 5:59 2,000m finishing kick
  • Photo 120:  Kim Saddic (unattached)
  • Photo 121:  Alexa Babakhanian (WTC)
  • Photo 122:  Jeanne Pare (WS) and Kristen LaSasso (NYH)
  • Photo 115:  Alayne Adams, with Margaret Morrow (MCNY)
  • Photo 114:  You'd have to wonder what coach Tony Ruiz is saying to Margaret Angell
  • Photo 116:  Margeret Angell
  • Photo 111:  Amy Shearan, next to Deborah Gaebler (GNY)
  • Photo 112:  Amy Shearan, next to Deborah Gaebler (GNY).  This is not the same picture as the preceding one, because a high-speed repeat-shooter was used. 
  • Photo 113:  Amy Shearan, next to Deborah Gaebler (GNY).  This time, Amy Sheeran commits the mortal sin of looking at her watch.
  • Photo 101:  Audrey Kingsley, with coach Tony Ruiz by the roadside
  • Photo 102:  At which point, Audrey Kingsley commits the mortal sin of looking at her watch too ...
  • Photo 119:   Stacy Creamer, and Ulrike Bromme (unattached)

5.5 MILES (EAST 63rd STREET, CENTRAL PARK SOUTH)

  • Photo 21:  The top local runner today was Gordon Bakoulis (Moving Comfort), who wrote: "You can peg me as a Mini veteran by the fact that I still occasionally refer to it by the names of its various sponsors over the years -- "Avon," "Advil," even "L'Eggs." Fortunately, there are enough long-time hard-core fans of the race out there that at least one person within earshot usually knows what I am talking about. There is a sizable group of us -- many New Yorkers but a healthy number of out-of-towners as well -- who make a big effort to come back to the Mini every year. If we happen to be in shape, we make the Mini the focus of our spring racing season. If we're less fit than we'd like to be, we give it our best shot, finishing red-faced and panting, knowing we'll be sore for days. Sometimes, when we really haven't trained at all, the Mini is our spring season -- along with summer and fall as well.  On race morning we look around, find each other, and reconnect. We smile almost bashfully, slightly embarrassed to be seen once again making this public declaration of our very personal, very passionate affection for, yes, a road race -- a big, sprawling, impersonal, commercial happening on a June morning in New York City. Each of us, whether we'll admit it or not, has a relationship with the Mini Marathon. Somehow, it is an event that grounds us. It defines a part of who we are. More than any other race, the Mini allows us to show our loyalty-to running, to New York, to one another, and to ourselves."
  • Photo 22:  Leaping through the air is Kim Griffin (WS), 39-1/2 years old, to the consternation of the 40-44 years olds.
  • Photo 23:  Another local favorite, Gladees Prieur (MCNY).
  • Photo 24:  Yet another local favorite, Alexa Babakhanian
  • Photo 31:  Alayne Adams, 1st CPTC
  • Photo 32:  Margaret Angell, 2nd CPTC
  • Photo 33:  Amy Sheeran, 3rd CPTC
  • Photo 34:  Stacy Creamer, 4th CPTC
  • Photo 35:  Audrey Kingsley, 5th CPTC
  • Photo 36:  Sarah Gross
  • Photo 37:  Laura Miller with our friend Roslyn Schloss

6.1 MILES (TAVERN ON THE GREEN)

POST-RACE ACTIVITIES

  • Photo 40:  This was a gorgeous morning, warm and dry.  This is a view of the finish area from the other side of Sheep Meadow.
  • Photo 106:  Audrey Kingsley was given the same time as but one position ahead of Aimee Landry, but that doesn't mean they can't be on speaking terms.
  • Photo 41:  Audrey Kingsley is not satisfied with the slow speed by which race results are published on this website, so she uses the cellular phone to give a near-real-time report to Patrick McPhillips in Chicago.
  • Photo 107:  Audrey Kingsley ducks behind a bush to hide from the photographer.
  • Photo 42:  Among the walking wounded is Jerome O'Shaughnessy, with the taped ankle.
  • Photo 43:  Amy Sheeran, first time in a team scoring race and third place on the team
  • Photo 44:  Post-race refreshment is the very healthy SoBeLean.  But where's the caffeine?
  • Photo 45:  Sandra Scibelli said, "I'm trying very hard to ignore the contents inside the can that I am holding ..."
  • Photo 49:  Sandra Scibelli is probably looking to swap her drink with someone.  How about Amy Sheeran's bar?
  • Photo 46:  Isabela Tagliati in one mood
  • Photo 48:  Isabela Tagliati in another mood
  • Photo 47:  Sandra Olivo is still recovering from foot surgery, so she is cross-training on a bike today.  Before we know it, she'll be taking up swimming and joining the other CPTC (Central Park Triathlon Club).
  • Photo 50:  Prognosis for Mary Wittenberg --- "Any day now!"  She did want to know, "How many children does Alayne Adams have?  Three?  Then there is plenty of life afterwards ..."  Postscript:  Baby Alex arrived that evening.

AWARDS CEREMONY

  • Photo 62:  Waiting for things to start is the Russian contingent: Irina Timofeyeva, Ludmila Petrova plus Andrey Baranov
  • Photo 63:  Paula Radcliffe and Toby Tanser supposedly will go running the next day.  Well, the last time that they went running, Toby ended up all bloodied.  Let's hope this one is easier.
  • Photo 51:  Ludmila Petrova, 5th place overall
  • Photo 52:  Florence Barsosio, 3rd place overall
  • Photo 53:  Restituta Joseph, 2nd place overall
  • Photo 54:  Florence Barsosio, Paula Radcliffe (overall winner and new course record (30:47) holder) and Restituta Joseph
  • Photo 55:  Margaret Angell, 5th F20-29.  Her time of 38:15 is a personal best, but that was not too difficult since this is only her third ever 10K race.
  • Photo 56:  Stacy Creamer in one of her many trips to collect trophies.  This is the price for knowing too many people who were not there to pick up themselves.
  • Photo 57:  Irene Jackson-Schon, 3rd F50-54.  The trophy is nice, but the food today (what food?) was not as good as the Rikers Island 5K a month ago ...
  • Photo 58:  Mary V. Rosado, 2nd F50-54, with Stacy Creamer.  Mary said, "I don't like age group trophies, because people can figure out your age when they see it ..."
  • Photo 59:  Stacy Creamer, Amy Shearan, Audrey Kingsley and Margaret Angell were those in the third-place open team today.  "Sparkling" is the adjective for these four.
  • Photo 60:  Gladees Prieur was the one with the biggest haul today --- here, she holds all five awards for the second place MCNY team.  In additional, she was also fourth among local runners.
  • Photo 61:  The largest trophy of today is the Mini Cup, which goes to the team with the largest number of finishers.  By a handy margin, the winners were the New York Flyers, with 81 finishers today.  From Francine Alfandary (NYF): "And thanks for getting a picture of our trophy.  I like your team best after my team."  Yes, we'll have to work on Francine a bit more ...

(special photo credit: The series numbered 100 and above comes from Shai Waisman)
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