He finished in 3 hrs and 44 minutes, which is not too shabby. We watched from the bleachers set up in front of Memorial Sloan-Kettering, which has prime race frontage on First Avenue. There were lots of people there, and they brought a bunch of inpatient kids out to watch. The Fred's Team volunteers handed out noise makers and signs and Tshirts. Whenever a Fred's Team runner went by, the crowd let out a big cheer. Most of the Fred's Team runners came over to the side and did high fives with the kids in front. There was a lot of spirit in the MSKCC bleachers. Afterwards, we walked over to Columbus Circle to find Tom, which took us about an hour because of Elias's short little legs. That is probably the farthest he has ever walked.
It was a nice weekend. We were able to stay at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, courtesy of Fred's Team. The boys loved the Times Square view from our room, and the "bubble" elevators that zip up and down the mammoth atrium.
Here are post-race photos
Here is a photo of one of Elias's oncologists, stopping to say hi while passing the MSKCC bleachers. Dr K runs almost every year.
Thank you to everyone who helped support Tom's run!! He raised over $5000 for pediatric cancer research and treatment at MSKCC.
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