2002 Fred Lebow Cross-Country 5K

PRE-RACE

  • Photo 01:  Mary V. Rosado: "I'm doing my pre-race warm-ups.  So far, dozens of people have been killed already and I'm really getting into it ..."
  • Photo 02:  Joseph and Laura Lee Kozusko.  Who is the tortoise and who is the hare?
  • Photo 03:  Adam Manewell: "I need to keep track of our photographer, because he has the tendency to take pictures of me unawares."
  • Photo 09:  Joey Ruben climbing the tortoise
  • Photo 10:  Sammy Ruben playing peekaboo between the tortoise and the hare.
  • Photo 100:  Marty Levine: "I'm proud of myself for my achievement this morning --- I talked my way out of a 'not wearing the seatbelt' ticket by claiming that I am running the cross country race."

MEN'S RACE

STARTING LINE

  • Photo 04:  How many people do you recognize here?  (Minimum score is 12)  Or, at least, can you name the descamisado?
  • Photo 05:  Steven Paddock: "I deserve a handicapped start due to my medical condition."
  • Photo 06:  Steven Paddock:  "It is so incredibly hot today.  I wish I could run topless like you guys, but I don't think the world wants to see my new surgical scars ..."
  • Photo 07:  As is this race is dedicated to Fred Lebow, NYRR EVP Mary Wittenberg delivers a short speech about the man who founded the New York City Marathon and changed the course of road running.  What is not as well known was that Fred Lebow was a member of the Central Park Track Club.
  • Photo 08:  And then they are off to the races ...

BEFORE THE BRIDGE

  • Photo 11:  Armando Oliveira
  • Photo 12:  Adam Manewell
  • Photo 13:  Tom Phillips, Glenn Carnes, Stuart Calderwood, with coach Tony Ruiz on the sideline
  • Photo 14:  Zeb Nelessen
  • Photo 15:  Jesse Lansner
  • Photo 16:  Frank Morton, Sid Howard, Fred Trilli
  • Photo 17:  Brian Barry
  • Photo 18:  Marty Levine and Jonathan Cane.  Prior to this race, Marty had completed the 730am NYC Biathlon in Central Park, while Jonathan had completed the 730am NYC Biathlon and the 10am Race To Delivery Four Miler in Central Park.

400m TO GO

  • Photo 21:  Armando Oliveira
  • Photo 22:  A Warren Street runner destroyed our perfect photo of Erik Goetze, Craig Chilton, Alan Ruben and Adam Manewell.
  • Photo 23:  Tom Phillips and Kevin Arlyck
  • Photo 24:  Steven Paddock, Glenn Carnes and Stuart Calderwood
  • Photo 27:  Suso Montero and Chele Modica
  • Photo 25:  Joe Tumbarello
  • Photo 26:  Joseph Kozusko
  • Photo 28:  Jesse Lansner
  • Photo 29:  Frank Morton
  • Photo 30:  Sid Howard
  • Photo 31:  Fred Trilli.  Technical note:  Almost a faint smile can be detected ...
  • Photo 32:  John Gleason
  • Photo 33:  Brian Barry

20m TO GO

WOMEN'S RACE

STARTING LINE

  • Photo 40:  Margaret Angell:  "They are going to start to race and I won't be in there ... wahhhhhhh ...."
  • Photo 41:  Alayne Adams:  "I wonder if it is too warm to be wearing this additional singlet ..."
  • Photo 42:  Margaret Schotte and Audrey Kingsley warm up
  • Photo 43:  Laura Lee Kozusko
  • Photo 44:  Mary V. Rosado and Sue Pearsall
  • Photo 45:  How many people do you recognize here?  (Minimum score is 12)  
  • Photo 46:  The line-up

BEFORE THE BRIDGE

  • Photo 51:  Lead runner followed by Margaret Schotte and Alayne Adams
  • Photo 52:  Margaret Schotte and Alayne Adams (compared to the previous photo, they had just dropped the second place runner)
  • Photo 53:  Ali Rosenthal
  • Photo 54:  Audrey Kingsley
  • Photo 56:  Sue Pearsall
  • Photo 55:  Mary Messite, Maria Chale, Laura Lee Kozusko
  • Photo 57:  Andrea Ostrowski

BACK ACROSS THE BRIDGE

400m TO GO

POST-RACE

  • Photo 71:  Jonathan Cane and Zeb Nelessen --- bike geek talk, we presume ...
  • Photo 72:  Tom Phillips: "I am issuing an APB for Michael Trunkes!"
  • Photo 73:  Joey and Sammy Ruben: "We had a great time today!"
  • Photo 74:  Jeff Wilson: "Hey, I'm just an innocent bystander here."
  • Photo 75:  Steven Paddock:  "How many times do I have to tell you?  You may not take pictures of my surgical scars!"
  • Photo 76:  Jonathan Cane:  "I was thinking about doing the triple before you said anything.  But once I saw the post, I knew that I had to do it.
  • Photo 77:  Stuart Calderwood:  "In addition to scoring for our masters team, I also picked up an individual medal."
  • Photo 78:  Robin Roberts at the awards ceremony
  • Photo 79:  Adam Manewell got a medal too (plus another photo op)
  • Photo 80:  Kevan Huston:  "Yeah, but I got three individual medals, including two in the 45-49 category!"
  • Photo 81:  Sue Pearsall and Armando Oliveira
  • Photo 82:  What will this child be if or when she grows up?
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