Saturday, October 28, 2023

Pre-Race

I ducked out of the house early this morning to see if I could get some shots of the Monumental Marathon.

While the course didn't come as close to the house as that of the Drumstick Dash, it was fairly nearby. The runners came north up Washington Boulevard, turned east on 58th Street, and then back north again on College Avenue. 

So the corner of 58th and College, only a short hop away on the Broad Ripple SUV, was roughly the twelve-and-a-quarter mile mark of the race.

I got over there while they were still setting up...



It was a cool morning, about 55°F, heavily overcast with a good breeze out of the north. Good running weather.

Pretty soon, along came the lead motorcycle...


Followed by the frontrunner, well in front of the pack.


There was a pretty good clump of dudes behind him. But they were a ways back...


I have a bunch of pictures to sort through and process this afternoon...

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