Marathon Crowd (2010-04-16) The marathon crowd includes both the people on the road and the people gathered in the waiting areas.
Bridge Time (2010-04-16) The Eccles bridge had the best view of the start. It also housed a podium and speaker. However, it was not all that crowded. Most marathon enthusiasts were wanting to participate in the 5K run
Marathon Crowds (2010-04-16) The crowds for the run started from the staging area, where there was water and aide, along a side street and to the main road.
University Trax (2010-04-16) The University Trax Station during the Salt Lake Marathon.
Videographer (2010-04-16) A professional videographer captured the event. He is standing where I stood to take pictures of the start of the bike tour.
The Crowd Thickens (2010-04-16) The crowd slowly thickened as the start time of the race approached.
Salt Lake Marathon (2010-04-16) Runners at the 2010 Salt Lake Marathon.
Marathon Crowd (2010-04-16) Runners at the Salt Lake Marathon. Guards in Yellow had to work to keep the Trax Tracks clear.
University Medical Center (2010-04-16) The Marathon Crowds with the University Medical Center in the distance.
Trax Marathon (2010-04-16) Trax is the best way to get from the U to the Gateway. But if you want to run through Holladay, then to each his own.
Running the Trax (2010-04-16) Many of the runners in the marathon took Trax to the event. Trax was on a weird schedule with multiple trains in the morning and afternoon. As the marathon route crossed the tracks, they had to shut down during mid day.
Marathon Start (2010-04-16) Runners at the start of the 2010 Marathon
Marathon Start (2010-04-16) Both the main road and side street are full of runners.
Trax and the Marathon (2010-04-16) A Trax Train divides the marathon runners.
Marathon Runners (2010-04-16) I believe that the building with the curved roof is the Huntsman Cancer Institute, which is one of the sponsors of the marathon.
Peter Corroon (2010-04-16) Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon was the opening speaker for the marathon.
Sounding Horn (2010-04-16) Mayor Peter Corroon holds a small aerosole device that makes a loud noise to start the Salt Lake Marathon. Being in a community spirit, I will forgive this one release of greenhouse gasses.
Honor Guard (2010-04-16) The Utah Honor Guard carries in the United States and Utah State Flag for the singing of the national anthem.
Honor Guard (2010-04-16) The Utah Honor Guard steps into formation.
Honor Guard (2010-04-16) The Utah Honor Guard prepare for the start of the Salt Lake City Marathon.
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My new Nikon D90 has a video feature. I decidede to try it out by recording the first three minutes of the race and uploaded to YouTube. My copy has a substantially higher resolution. The video shows the racing crowd split by the Trax Train.