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Celebrities, Kids, Relays, Marathon
Lifetime Fans Meet Amby
Feature and Photos by Carol Goodrow, KR/RW
SATURDAY: CELEBRITIES AND KIDS
Frank Shorter (Olympic Marathon Champ), Amby Burfoot (Boston Marathon Champ), John Kelley (Boston Marathon Champ) were on hand at the kids' races to cheer the kids on, shake hands, sign autographs, and meet lifetime fans.
Frank, Amby, John
And this is the way it should be...great athletes, interacting with kids, inspiring them, cheering for them, while the kids get a chance to run like champions.
Start of 2 Mile Race
Amby discusses race distances with this young runner.
Start of Tots
Relay numbers are yellow (Frank Shorter 3000) and marathon numbers are white (Greg Cunningham 300). SUNDAY: THE RELAYS, FANS, AND MARATHON
Sunday was the kids' day to be the fans, and the grownups turn to run! One hundred teams signed up for the Mystic Places Marathon Relay. The invited Celebrity Team consisted of Amby, Frank, John, Jan Merrill (former 5K World Record Holder) and Jodi Richmond, local female runner.
Start Marathon
Stride-in-Stride
Around the bend. After another 24 miles runners 1 (Francis Kamau), 3 (Liuz Carlos Ramos) , 2 (Reuben Chesang) will place in 3 (2:35:02), 2 (2:30:39), 1(2:23:46)
Amby crossing the finish line. Click to enlarge. The relays are exciting. The runners are bussed to relay stops where they wait for a teammate to arrive and handoff the team wristband. Here are a couple photos of our little fans who watched the relayers and marathoners run.
Quote of the Day, "Look, Daddy! He's running in his toes!" (Comment made upon seeing a barefoot marathoner.)
Race Director, John Bysiewicz starts the kids' races
We hope that you enjoyed this feature. Click HERE for more photos from Mystic also please visit the official race site at mysticplacesmarathon.org
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