Showing posts with label ny marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ny marathon. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

marathon memories...

these moments, from 2011 in nyc, are why marathons are one of my favorite events to photograph. 

my heart hurts for everyone in boston.















marcus garvey park, ny

all photos © anita aguilar

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full set, if you're so inclined...here...

Friday, November 4, 2011

marathon weekend 2011: we're all winners!

...or, um, "finishers."

marathon sponsor, ING, has a fun promotion around town: they stage a "finish line" scene for subway riders, complete with an orange balloon archway, finish line tape, cheerleaders and cowbells. it's alarming at first --you're trudging up the steps and you're all of a sudden assaulted with
color and hoopla-- the "crowd" cheers with gusto. crazy gusto. it's hard to resist, but i was pleasantly surprised by how many really embraced the whole set-up, running through with a victory pose... it's really fun and funny.

(i hope it happens to you...)

here's what the columbus circle scene looked like yesterday afternoon: