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Photos - Runyon 5K 2011
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| Runyon 5K elite runners took the first lap on the warning track at Yankee Stadium |
Participants and press watched as the crowd was addressed by Runyon 5K special guests |
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| One group celebrated their teammate’s birthday at the Runyon 5K with party hats, birthday crown and all | 13 members of Team Phys Ed made the trip from New Milford, CT, for the Runyon 5K |
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| Alan Leventhal, Lorraine Egan, Michael Gargiulo, Roy White, and Tom Werner addressed participants | Runyon 5K volunteers kept runners and walkers motivated with catchy cheers |
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| This Runyon 5K team did a locker room breakout before starting their run | Dozens of spectators posted notes in honor/memory of a loved one on the Runyon 5K Tribute Wall |
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| Team Big Bob eagerly awaited their heat to be called to the start line | Runyon 5K Starter Roy White and NBC4’s Michael Gargiulo blasted the fog horn for the first heat |
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| Like their favorite baseball players, many Runyon 5K participants found time to play to the camera |
Everybody’s favorite part of the Runyon 5K: the warning track |
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| Runners and walkers could see themselves on the center field video board as they rounded the field |
4,000 participants were able to see the Stadium from a player’s point of view |
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| Sean Norberg and Mike Galonski tied for first place with a time of 19:12:00 |
Even those trying to beat the heat found ways to honor loved ones affected by cancer |
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