Race to Deliver

November 22, 2009

This annual race raises funds and awareness for God’s Love We Deliver, which provides nutritious meals for people living with life-altering illnesses. This year’s event took place on a sun-spangled fall morning in Central Park and included a four-mile race and kids’ races. Nearly 5,000 runners took part, and several hundred youngsters completed the kids’ races. [Results]

Pre-race stretching kept muscles limber on a chilly morning.
The four-mile started on the 72nd Street Transverse near Bethesda Terrace.
Friends, running, and a sunny morning—it doesn’t get much better.
The lead pack included some of the area’s top competitors.
It was the 16th annual running of this popular race.
Cheer NY kept spirits high all morning long.
Central Park trees still blazed with autumn colors.
Abiyot Endale (#949) moved to the front and began to extend his lead.
Jorge Eliecer Real (#515) and Eduard Gapak would finish fourth and third, respectively, just one second apart.
Endale, a member of the Westchester Track Club, won easily in an excellent time of 19:21.
Serkalem Biset Abrha, who ran 2:37 in the ING New York City Marathon just three weeks ago, was the runaway winner today (22:40).
Law and Order: SVU star Tamara Tunie, a God’s Love We Deliver board member, showed her support.
Runners replenished their carbs with bagels and apples.
The 12-and-under set awaited the start of the kids’ races.
Cheer NY continued to entertain the crowd with a demonstration.
We’ll warm up with a little dancing before our race.
Entertainers at Bethesda Terrace delighted young runners.
It was a great day for a run, no matter what the distance.
Everyone’s a winner in the kids’ races, which include ribbons for all finishers.
We love to run!