2009 Langley Half Marathon


 

 
 

Gently Rolling Hills

Photos courtesy of the esteemed David Welton (www.davidweltonphoto.com)

more photos on Page 2

The volunteer crew - Heidi, Julie, Lacey, and others

Debbie hooks someone up with a sweet shirt. Represent.

Racer check-in

Evan

The National Anthem

Pre-race butterflies

Giddyup

The ceremonial rollout, Tour de France style

Smile now. Suffer later.

Smiling now, smiling later when she broke the tape as F1

Teamwork will get you over those hills. Oh yeah, and some training...

Opening stretch

The early miles

The field stretches out

Early leaders

The fastest man in all of Bayview

63 draws a gap

Cook and Ringsrud approach mile 1

Avery looking tough

Women in the Top 10 putting the hurt on some people. Nice.

Curt Gordon on his way to a Top 10 overall. Our female leaders looking very relaxed.

David from Half Link on the lead bike

At AS2, Tarte leads the womens field

Steve, our token Marathon Maniac. Don't fret...he did two loops.

Ein schnell Felix

Tessa, the smiling face handing out "snacks" at AS1

61 and 173 looking tough at Mile

Don't look now...a Marathon Maniac is following you

397 looking upbeat, considering...

173 turns the tables

Volunteer Grace doing good work

The bonus aid station at work

The smiling volunteers of AS2

118 about to dial up a 4-minute mile

They make 'em stout in Texas

Phoebe, one of the friendly volunteers of AS2

Challis keeping the peace

Leading the womens field on Fox Spit

For our leaders, the moment of truth is nigh...

Now this is RACING! Right on.

The race lead

Jacques defends the jersey, Tour de France style. The reward? He gets to wear #1 again next year.

Waddell finishes strong. Bow? Represent.

P. Oakley - more than just a champion triathlete, this guy's turning into a runner.

Fred enthusiastically supporting the race that finishes on his very doorstep

The top 4 telling stories, talking trash

 


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