At least I think it's him. I don't want to win the Tuesday Dumbass Award again.
Lorenzo the Magnificent wrote:
At least I think it's him. I don't want to win the Tuesday Dumbass Award again.
I think you're safe.
That's Malley.
I think you're safe too, Lo-Magnifico.
It's been a long time since the NYC Marathon had these kinds of crowds on the streets.
Is that Dean Schlesinger off your right elbow?
It's his doppelganger Dan.
Lorenzo the Magnificent wrote:
Is that Dean Schlesinger off your right elbow?
Perhaps you meant Dan Schlesinger?
Here's the crew at about 10 miles.
Lorenzo the Magnificent wrote:
Was it less hot one foot in front of the pack or in the bowels of the pack?
It wasn't hot at all. It was cold and windy. Did you look at the photo I put up? Everyone was wearing overcoats.
that pic is at a very popular spot in the marathon with the biggest crowds. I've never heard that crowds have decreased in size at NYC. Everything just says over 2 million spectators every year.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=2+million+spectators+marathon&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
Then the NYCM folks need another narrator or an adjusted definition of hot. "New York City Marathon race day was hot."
Why does the pickup have a hitch coming out of its side?
malmo wrote:
It's been a long time since the NYC Marathon had these kinds of crowds on the streets.
Image:
http://i45.tinypic.com/1zpqvlc.jpg
I pulled out the Jan 83 The Runner mag. It has a picture of the pack at mile 14. You're still right there on Salazar's shoulder. How long were you able hang with the pack? After the pack broke up (or at least after you were dropped) how did the race play out for you?
So I watched it again. Jackets, overcoats, gloves, scarves. Apparently not hot, despite the narration.
jjjjjjjjj wrote:
that pic is at a very popular spot in the marathon with the biggest crowds. I've never heard that crowds have decreased in size at NYC. Everything just says over 2 million spectators every year.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=2+million+spectators+marathon&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
You haven't been to NYC Marathon then. That photo is on 1st avenue. I haven't seen a crowd like that in the 10 years that I've been down there. Not anywhere close. You can walk the sidewalks with ease, and the crowds aren't 20 deep, they are 2-3 deep.
We've debunked the NYRR crowd estimates many times here before. 2 million you say? You can figure this out on your own very easily.
Lorenzo the Magnificent wrote:
Then the NYCM folks need another narrator
This isn't news.
malmo wrote:
You haven't been to NYC Marathon then. That photo is on 1st avenue. I haven't seen a crowd like that in the 10 years that I've been down there. Not anywhere close. You can walk the sidewalks with ease, and the crowds aren't 20 deep, they are 2-3 deep.
We've debunked the NYRR crowd estimates many times here before. 2 million you say? You can figure this out on your own very easily.
ah, your powers of induction are much worse than your running abilities. I've run the last three. There is no crowd now even allowed under the bridge where the photo was taken. But the crowds are thick in much of Brooklyn, particularly along 4th avenue, near the Williamsburg Savings building, along 1st Ave. in Manhattan to 90th St or so, and there is no moving around on 59th st. The crowds are thin in Greenpoint, silent and limited in the orthodox Jewish section of Williamsburg, and virtually absent after 96th St going up and the Bronx. I have no idea whether 2 million is right or wrong. What I wonder is whether you have any evidence that crowds have decreased.
Salazar is so freaking cool and was such a stud.
What a great champion.
