The headlines of the day are about P. Diddy running the marathon.
The first spot we went to see the marathon was at 9th Ave. & 4th St. – about mile 7. These are the starter cars coming by before the runners.
Two little boys in front of us dressed up in their halloween costumes and were getting their hand slapped by a lot of runners.
We saw both my mom and my dad running at this point. They were running together.
Firefighters cheer on an FDNY runner.
The next spot we went to see the marathon was in East Harlem at 103rd St. and 1st Ave. This is P. Diddy and his crew running by. I don’t know if you can actually see him in this photo. We did see him running twice during the day.
Robin, Superman & Batman ran the marathon. I also saw Spongebob.
At this point we saw mom & dad, but they were no longer running together. Dad was about 10 minutes in front of mom.
Mom
Mom said she needed a “daughter hug” for encouragement.
The next spot we went to was 103rd St. and 5th Ave. right next to the park on a big hill. This was mile 23 and the hill was walked by many of the runners. No sign of dad. We missed him.
Here comes mom on mile 23.
Finally we went to the Family Reunion area where everyone meets up. After waiting a while we found mom but couldn’t find dad for quite a while.
We walked up and down and around, everyone searching for him. We were sort of afraid because we hadn’t seen him at the last spot we went to to cheer on the runners. Finally we found him.
He had been walking all around looking for us. I gave mom flowers for her great achievement.
I thought dad could use a big huge beer after all that running. He’s saved it for later.
Mom & dad wanted to steal this smart car.
The ceiling at John’s Pizzeria where we had dinner.
The pizza chefs at John’s.
Jeannette.
Congratulations to my mom and dad who both ran & finished the NYC Marathon yesterday. It’s inspiring .. not that you’re going to see me running any kind of marathon any time soon!
- The runners in Brooklyn at about the 7 mile mark (.mov, 1.6mb)
- Dad running at 103rd St./1st Ave (.mov, 372k)
- Mom running at 103rd St./1st Ave (.mov, 380k)
it was so great to have you come visit, mom and dad bowden!! come back soon!
and congratulations on finishing the nyc marathon!!!
WOW! Congratulations Mom & Dad Bowden!
congrats! did you get to keep those thermal blanket things?
very impressive.
congrats ma and pa bowden!
MAD PROPS goes out to Moms and Pops Bowden! Talk about inspirational!
Did they say “what up” to P. Diddy?
I didn’t know that Budwieser was the beverage of choice after a marathon.
Congrats.
the simulator on the marathon website is cool. it looked like you stayed together at first, but then dad pulled away. mom did better for her age and gender though.
It was so fun watching the marathon and cheering Mom and Dad Bowden on! Thanks so much for letting me join in one all your New York excursions here in the city. I had a great time and was so happy to finally meet you both!
whoa! the simulator is awesome. i watched mom & dad and sean combs . funny.
i love how jeannette always has her mouth open!
I’m glad they found you after the run, uncle Rick! Great job. Next year you’ll both have to run the Marine Corps marathon as well as New Yorks!
that simulator is way cool. yvan was having fun playing with it on sunday night.
those were great photos and videos! kinda brings back the moment.
and the picture from last year – everyone was bundled up with hats and gloves!!
nancy – i’m not sure why my mouth is always open. when i was a kid, i was always making funny faces for photos. i think i’m regressing.
I would like to say thank you to everyone for the support in the Marathon. It was a great and enjoyable week in DC and New York
Thank You again
Enjoyed meeting a few of Rachelle’s friends
Thank you
Dad Bowden
Look at you out on the street with a 16 can of Bud.
What a woman!
Kudos to you Ma & Pa Bowden, good show!!!!!
Congrats! I found this pic I’d thought you’d like. It’s at the Queensboro/59th Street Bridge just beyond the 16 mile mark.
http://www.jimrhoades.com/03/ny/ny/image1637.html
I also ran. Bib 46157. You crushed me!