Pre-race time in Veterans Park - getting prepared |
Crowd is growing, music has started and runners are getting their "stuff" |
The best announcer in New England, starts to excite the crowd |
People are anxiously looking for their team mates. With about 200 teams it's a challenge. |
Great service from the CIGNA volunteers |
Plenty of shirts for everyone |
Any flat surface will suffice |
Starts to get a little more hectic 30 minutes before the gun |
Team RDC - I think! |
Jon Mayhew, Senior VP of CIGNA and Debbie Wing (Race Director) (3rd) enjoy a moment before the start |
Lots of pre-race water on a hot 80 degree night |
I've seen these guys before |
One of the "Over 65's" getting ready |
A moment of relative calm |
Where is my team? |
Someone tries to make it easy! |
What a staging area! |
More hydrating going on for all ages. |
They are ready for a hot night |
A "reflective moment" five minutes before the gun. |
That's right, it's an election year. |
Let's have a group hug before the 5K, but not afterwards. |
Setting up the "purple" staging area. The wave starts worked very well. Congratulations CIGNA |
What a lot of people near the start! |
Can you see the guy in the red shirt |
The Wheelies are all set |
One was hiding |
Someone please put your shirt on |
Compaq ready to do well! |
The ChampionChip system is ready to go |
Joe, "The Man" |
The Wheelies are off |
The runners are off |
The next wave |
Still the top group |
Still a surge of sunners |
Still more in the top 10% |
By now we are walking across the start. |
I think I can win |
I know I can win |
The guy who did win - Jared Segera wins in 14:02 at 4:31 pace. |
