Falmouth
'05
John
Carroll gets ready to start the wheelchair division.
They're
off
While
the non-elite runners wait in the paddock . . .
the
low numbers warm up.
Boston
Billy before the start
Laura
laces up her shoes before the start. She was 8th woman overall.
A
group gets a birds-eye view early in the race.
Fellow
bike riders Mark Young and John Babbington wait for the leaders to come
through. We follow the routine John used when he coached Lynn Jennings
to victory here. We met the lead runners at 1.5, 3.2, 5.5 and the finish.
The
lead truck . . .
followed
by the lead runners.
Here
are the lead runners at just over three miles.
The
second pack startes to spread out.
Two
elite women
Four-time
Falmouth winner Lornah Kiplagat has a commanding lead with less than two
miles to go.
Jess
Blake (219) was one of the many North Attleboro alumni to run.
Coach
Patrick Sweeney rests his feet.
While
others look for a more pro-active form of recovery.
Poland
Springs was one of the sponsors giving out free product. After a hot ride
that was my second stop - the first being a rush to the finish line to
watch Laura
It
wasn't easy to find people in this crowd.
There
was planned live entertainment.
And
some unplanned.
Laura
relays one of the funny parts of the race . . .
Then poses with Mark and some present Yale athletes.
From Left - Mark Young, Laura O'Neill, Lindsay Donaldson, Meredith Leenhouts and Cara Kiernan