Prague Marathon 2009

Sunday was the running of the Prague International Marathon. The race is a sanctioned normal marathon race, but also includes a mini-marathon of about 4K for those who don't feel like running the entire 26 miles!!





Chris and Owen entered the 4K race, so Tom and I went to Old Town near the finish line to cheer them on and to take photos.

Lots of activity in the square....(I moved this photo so it might not enlarge)

This was the approach to the finish line. I tried to photograph the winners as they went by, but they were running so fast that they were only a blur :-)

It was very interesting to see the many different types of folks who were running in this marathon. There were several Asians running in pink outfits such as these, but these two caught our attention because one is blind and is being guided by his friend through the use of a short loop of rope.


Unfortunately, what we did not know was that the 4K race had a different finish line- unlike last year where all racers were able to cross the "official" finish line. So we missed Chris & Owen in their race, and were only able to capture some "after" shots!