PJ's Studio: NYC Marathon 2023

Sunday, November 12, 2023

NYC Marathon 2023

With temperatures in the mid-60’s this year’s NYC Marathon was the party that the city was yearning for.

Since I have a terrific view from my apartment and I am located on the east side of the route, I usually just observe the action from my apartment – going downstairs at strategic points in time to mix it up a bit.

But after 33 years it does get a bit repetitive, so I thought I’d try something different this year, and decided to head down to 59^th Street.

As anyone who runs or follows the marathon knows, when the runners leave the quiet of the 59^th Street bridge and turn onto First Avenue they are hit with a wall of noise. So I thought it would be fun to check it out.

I had a bit of trouble figuring out where would be the best place to stand. Clearly this guy on top of the truck had it all figured out.

I did catch the women leaders as they hit the turn.

But the best part was getting a closer view of the spectator action on the street.

This drumline from Queens – Fogo Azul – was particularly impressive. Although I did find myself thinking that if they continued to do their thing for several hours everyone in the vicinity would end up with a huge headache.