Scenes from the Big Sur Half Marathon at Monterey Bay

The weather couldn’t have been better for yesterday’s 2009 Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay. Here’s a few of our photos from the event; keep an eye on our Flickr account as we add more over the next few days!

Big Sur Half Marathon
Gina Furnaro of Cupertino, CA; Rachel Stephenson of Double Oak, TX; Kevin Joyce and Betsy Joyce of San Anselmo, CA; Dana Maksimowicz of Seaside and other runners race down Alvarado Street during the Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay.

Piano player serenades racers
A keyboard player encourages the racers on Alvarado Street.

Into the light
Racers, including Nicky Reynicke of Redwood City, Jessica Irwin of San Francisco, and Maurilio Leon of Oakland. round the corner from Alvarado Street onto West Franklin Street.

Toward the tunnel
Racers, including Lynne Cripe of Atlanta, GA; Melissa Evans of Toronto, Canada; Sydney Wothe of Monterey; Dennis O’Dea of Novato and Rahul Abhayankar of Santa Clara run down Tyler Street toward the Lighthouse Avenue Tunnel.

Boa runner
A racer adds some personal style with a pink feather boa.

Runner with crown
Another racer wears a purple crown.

Big Sur 10 Mile Medals
Medals for the Big Sur 10 Mile race await runners.

Steven Muange crosses the finish line
Steven Muange wins the 2009 Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay.

Photo finish: Ezkyas Sisay and Sergio Reyes
Sergio Reyes (left) and Ezkyas Sisay (right) are neck and neck as they race to the finish line for second and third place…

Ezkyas Sisay passes Sergio Reyes
…and Ezkyas Sisay wins, only one step ahead of Sergio Reyes.

Steven Muange interviewed
Steven Muange is interviewed after his big win.

Mary Akor wins the women's division
Mary Akor wins the women’s division of the 2009 Big Sur Half Marathon.

Heather Sisk accepts her medal
Heather Sisk of Monterey accepts her Big Sur Half Marathon medal.

Annamaria Chen dons her Big Sur Half Marathon medal
Annamaria Chen of Mountain View, California dons her Big Sur Half Marathon medal. Other racers including Mark Goetzmann of St. Louis Park MN and Tammi Blake of Santa Cruz can be seen in the background.

Racers accept their Big Sur Half Marathon medals
Big Sur Half Marathon medals hang on their rack as volunteers hand the medals to racers including Sarah Brown of Tempe, AZ.

Kathy Cook, Big Sur Half Marathon runner
Big Sur Half Marathon racer Kathy Cook of Aptos poses with her hard-earned medal.

Post-race party
Participants and onlookers celebrate on Custom House Plaza.

Do you have some photos from the Big Sur Half Marathon? Got a story to share? Comment and let us know!

November 16, 2009   2 Comments