Running Zaidy

Marathon Memories It's been a week and there are so many memories and highlights of the race and the people I met. Here are some of them. Meeting my son and 4 grandchildren on 59'th street. A police officer took this picture. Running in North Williamsburg where the crowd was so thick I raised both my arms and high-fived people on both sides of the streets at the same time. High-fiving little kids who had their hands out. Waving my arms at different places and getting the crowd into a frenzy. The party in Harlem. Stopping to talk to people and telling them my age. Telling people why I am running. I took out my pill bottle to show them.  Acknowledging spectators who called out my name. Talking to other runners. Saluting police officers. Stopping outside a fire station and telling the firefighters that I ran 2 marathons in Laval for the firefighters. Having random people tell me congrats while walking to the train and on the train returning to Brooklyn. Asking the volun...

  NYC Marathon 2025 Pictures The Verrazano Bridge, the first of 5 bridges that we cross. They are The Pulaski, The Queensboro, The Willis Avenue, and The Madison Avenue. The Pulaski. Half way. The Queensboro The Willis Avenue Bridge 59'the Street about 1 mile to the Finish My son Sruli and 4 of his children From right to left Malka, Mendy, Sima, and Ita Approaching the Finish Line Crossing the Finish Line The Medal

NYC Marathon #5 In 2021 I took my blood pressure pills to the NYC Marathon and threw them in the garbage at the finish line. I kept the bottle and every year since then I've taken it to the race. I fill it with a bit of scotch and at the finish line I say L'Chaim (to life). Here is this years video. I try to stay as close as possible to the line without interfering with other runners who are crossing it. You can see them behind me.