There is a very slight grade at the finish. The winner said that he looked at the two other guys with him and decided he felt better than they did so he turned on his sprint. He picked up some 5 seconds.
The bunch I've shown is in the 12th mile of a 26 mile race. Two in the group have PACER printed above their numbers. I presume they are there to provide a good pace for teammates. (I can see several team uniforms in my pictures.) After watching Lance Armstrong in the Tour de France, I'm a lot more aware of the strategy and jockeying for position along the way. I don't think many of the elite runners let their competition get any real distance ahead, even in a 26 mile marathon. Regards, Bob S. On 10/11/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a message dated 10/9/2005 8:54:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Here in the 12th mile, the eventual winner (#3) keeps an eye on the field. > > http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/marathon.jpg > > Regards, Bob S. > ============= > Nice shot. At first I wanted the official in focus, then I decided it worked > fine the way it is. > > Boy, they sure bunch up near the end, don't they? > > Marnie aka Doe > >
