Marathon Man

Last year, to much fanfare a certain seven time Tour de France winner ran the New York Marathon. By now, most of us know the story, how he ran with shin splints, his own Lance Cam
broadcasting every stride, paced by the crème de le crème of pacemakers, finishing under 3 hours with a few seconds to spare.

Armstrong, in green, with his entourage in the 2006 NY Marathon.

This year, things seemed more subdued. As far as I could tell, there was no Lance Cam, and if there were some celebrity pacemakers, there wasn’t a pres release about it. Maybe it was for the best, because Mr. Armstrong ran a pretty impressive Marathon, even if it had nothing on Paula Radcliffe. Then again, if it was me, I'd probably still be out there.


Armstrong, donning his familiar yellow, but with a new look - bushy hair - in the 2007 NY Marathon. If someone can let me know what the guy on the left is doing, I'd love to hear it.