Welcome To New York’s 2025 Marathon!

This is Alex and I at the finish line of the 2025 New York City Marathon, which is underway as I write this – last year 55,000 runners crossed this line throughout the course of the day – and we expect as many or more today!

The finish line is lined with flags from around the world, and yesterday we walked it:

From our apartment, we can see Central Park West, where the runners end up after finishing…they get their freebies and meet relatives right below us – while the race ends just to the left inside the park…we will see them running all day!

Take a look:

Last year we watched throughout the day, then ended up going to dinner, knowing that the race would ultimately end before we got home at 845p…except for this:

Alex and I were walking along Central Park south, which saw 50,000 runners go by and turn into Central Park to the finish line…and we saw this young man walking slowly, surrounded by his family:

His name was Danzel. His sister told us that he injured his knee at the twenty mile mark of the race, with 5 more miles to go…so he limped it, with help from his family and friends…and we ended up walking with him the last half mile to the finish line as well, and we weren’t alone:

Even though the city was taking down the race barricades, they were also keeping the course open until the LAST runners made it to the finish line, which Danzel did, because he never gave up…here’s video of that moment I captured – look at all of the people still there to cheer him on:

Wow. We were so happy for him, and it shows that if you never give up, you will persevere. Bravo to Danzel and his family!

While the runners cross all five boroughs of the city – Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Manhattan, fans hold signs up to cheer them on!

They are inspiring and funny too – here are some of the best!

It speaks to the spirit of New York, which is NOT a “ dangerous hellscape” – and neither are Chicago, Los Angeles or any of the other “invaded” cities in our country.

There are so many magical moments to discover in this city, like this view from Brooklyn, followed by a walk across the iconic Brooklyn bridge!

It’s one of the best things to do when in New York – check it out here!

I shared this story of a night time view of New York while traveling across the bridge:

This was just a random shot I grabbed from a car we were in – and I kinda love it!

Here are more Marathon images and my giant pigeon encounter as well…enjoy!

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