More than 1300 people participated in the 2010 Cliffhanger race/walk along Cliff Drive Sunday morning....another record. Gladstone Boulevard was packed with cars and folks as the starting point for the race was the east entrance to the Drive.
This post is a sample of the pix I took..... all of them can be seen at:
http://gallery.me.com/dremley#100059&bgcolor=black&view=grid
Above...sheep or dog? Below one of the teams including, left to right, Brendan Rhyne, Scott and Laura Wagner, Michael Bushnell 4th from left who is also the Publisher of the Northeast News and loves to be called "Mongo" and Elizabeth Hodges.
Above the race begins.... below the first of the runners....
Above, Amanda, ten-times more energetic than Hyper...local Mom, Wife, Business Woman and point person for Scarritt on spooky stuff.
Above Jennifer.... Scarritt Renaissance Board Member and KCPD loyalist... :)
Lots of critters.....
Leslie ... new resident of Scarritt ...
Above new School Board Member Crispin Rea who, below, showed Hyper the winning form he planned on displaying when he finished......
Above, wagon load and, far left, secretive, anonymous Editor of the Northeast News (Emily).
Above.. race leader heads for the finish line about 600 meters to go...
Although the race was a week later than last year, the trees still put on a colorful display and Parks and Rec did an excellent job of cleaning up the Drive. Kudos to Kevin Evans and his crews.
Perfect weather for 1300 souls who raced along Cliff Drive in the 5K and 8K Cliffhanger 2011 a benefit for Northeast Neighbor to Neighbor and Gladstone School. You can see all of the images I shot here: http://gallery.me.com/dremley#100856&bgcolor=black&view=grid
Above the start of the Elite Runners Race beginning at 8am.... below, all ages participated from 5 to 85....
The Drive looked beautiful and the folks were impressed. Parks and Recreation did a great job of getting it ready....
Above and below, the crowd for the second race which began at 9am.
Above and below, the start of the second race.... walkers and runners together....
Young critters.... including, in the carriage, Simon Henggeler, born three weeks ago, pushed by his Mom Jen.....
Some participants had four legs... all shots taken with the Nikon D3 and either the 24-70mm lens or 70 to 300mm lens. ASA 1000 to get a high shutter speed ...usually 250th or 500th... to stop action.... F stops varied... usually around F8.
I am terrifically impressed by those who can smile on the way back.....
After the race participants headed to Gladstone School for pancakes.... eating in the gym.
Above, Pam and Malenda enjoy their reward!!!
