26.2 Miles with Camera http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206001edited-1/97213102_oiGHj-Ti-2.jpg http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/gallery/1921516_C9Zqr/ 2009-07-09T12:44:38Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com">Raymond Britt</a><br />This is The Mothership -- the bus that takes Dean and his family from state to state. It is parked at Nollen Plaza in Des Moines before sunrise on Friday, September 22.</p><p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/1921516_C9Zqr#97213102_oiGHj" title="This is The Mothership -- the bus that takes Dean and his family from state to state. It is parked at Nollen Plaza in Des Moines before sunrise on Friday, September 22."><img src="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206001edited-1/97213102_oiGHj-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This is The Mothership -- the bus that takes Dean and his family from state to state. It is parked at Nollen Plaza in Des Moines before sunrise on Friday, September 22." title="This is The Mothership -- the bus that takes Dean and his family from state to state. It is parked at Nollen Plaza in Des Moines before sunrise on Friday, September 22." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T12:48:28Z Raymond Britt http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206001edited-1/97213102_oiGHj-Th-2.jpg 2006-09-22 06:33:57 <p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com">Raymond Britt</a><br />Five minutes before 8am, Dean greets the 35 runners and goes over ground rules: 10 minute miles, run loose, have fun. The bibs all were numbered '6' for the 6th marathon Dean would run conse ...</p><p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/1921516_C9Zqr#97212440_tWEtH" title="Five minutes before 8am, Dean greets the 35 runners and goes over ground rules: 10 minute miles, run loose, have fun. The bibs all were numbered '6' for the 6th marathon Dean would run conse ..."><img src="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206017edited-2/97212440_tWEtH-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Five minutes before 8am, Dean greets the 35 runners and goes over ground rules: 10 minute miles, run loose, have fun. The bibs all were numbered '6' for the 6th marathon Dean would run conse ..." title="Five minutes before 8am, Dean greets the 35 runners and goes over ground rules: 10 minute miles, run loose, have fun. The bibs all were numbered '6' for the 6th marathon Dean would run conse ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T12:45:51Z Raymond Britt http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206017edited-2/97212440_tWEtH-Th-2.jpg 2006-09-22 08:01:40 <p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com">Raymond Britt</a> </p><p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/1921516_C9Zqr#97214072_Uke8Q" title="Raymond Britt's photo"><img src="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206019edited-1/97214072_Uke8Q-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="114" alt="Raymond Britt's photo" title="Raymond Britt's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T12:50:22Z Raymond Britt http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206019edited-1/97214072_Uke8Q-Th-2.jpg 2006-09-22 08:04:04 <p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com">Raymond Britt</a><br />Just a few hundred yards into the run.</p><p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/1921516_C9Zqr#97214357_vvaKN" title="Just a few hundred yards into the run."><img src="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206023edited-1/97214357_vvaKN-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Just a few hundred yards into the run." title="Just a few hundred yards into the run." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T12:48:24Z Raymond Britt http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206023edited-1/97214357_vvaKN-Th-2.jpg 2006-09-22 08:11:24 <p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com">Raymond Britt</a><br />Heading south from Downtown Des Moines in the first mile.</p><p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/1921516_C9Zqr#97213507_smWGx" title="Heading south from Downtown Des Moines in the first mile."><img src="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206027edited-1/97213507_smWGx-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="110" alt="Heading south from Downtown Des Moines in the first mile." title="Heading south from Downtown Des Moines in the first mile." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T12:47:25Z Raymond Britt http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206027edited-1/97213507_smWGx-Th-2.jpg 2006-09-22 08:13:59 <p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com">Raymond Britt</a><br />The next several miles were through lush green neighborhoods.</p><p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/1921516_C9Zqr#97214462_fiEsu" title="The next several miles were through lush green neighborhoods."><img src="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206042edited-1/97214462_fiEsu-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="117" alt="The next several miles were through lush green neighborhoods." title="The next several miles were through lush green neighborhoods." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T12:49:15Z Raymond Britt http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206042edited-1/97214462_fiEsu-Th-2.jpg 2006-09-22 08:50:38 <p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com">Raymond Britt</a><br />At the ten mile point, passing Drake University.</p><p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/1921516_C9Zqr#97213782_7vn7J" title="At the ten mile point, passing Drake University."><img src="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206075edited-1/97213782_7vn7J-Th-2.jpg" width="117" height="150" alt="At the ten mile point, passing Drake University." title="At the ten mile point, passing Drake University." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T12:46:22Z Raymond Britt http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206075edited-1/97213782_7vn7J-Th-2.jpg 2006-09-22 09:39:37 <p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com">Raymond Britt</a><br />A fun detour -- to the Drake 1/4 mile track. A group of schoolchildren greeted Dean and ran the lap with him.</p><p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/1921516_C9Zqr#97214420_DFFKx" title="A fun detour -- to the Drake 1/4 mile track. A group of schoolchildren greeted Dean and ran the lap with him."><img src="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206077edited-1/97214420_DFFKx-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="109" alt="A fun detour -- to the Drake 1/4 mile track. A group of schoolchildren greeted Dean and ran the lap with him." title="A fun detour -- to the Drake 1/4 mile track. A group of schoolchildren greeted Dean and ran the lap with him." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T12:46:52Z Raymond Britt http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206077edited-1/97214420_DFFKx-Th-2.jpg 2006-09-22 09:42:39 <p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com">Raymond Britt</a><br />After the halfway point, the course veered onto paved trail.</p><p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/1921516_C9Zqr#97214654_J8HqA" title="After the halfway point, the course veered onto paved trail."><img src="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206106edited-1/97214654_J8HqA-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="111" alt="After the halfway point, the course veered onto paved trail." title="After the halfway point, the course veered onto paved trail." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T12:45:31Z Raymond Britt http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206106edited-1/97214654_J8HqA-Th-2.jpg 2006-09-22 10:25:44 <p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com">Raymond Britt</a><br />The group stayed close to Dean the whole way.</p><p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/1921516_C9Zqr#97218455_Kwqsy" title="The group stayed close to Dean the whole way."><img src="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206107edited-1/97218455_Kwqsy-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="The group stayed close to Dean the whole way." title="The group stayed close to Dean the whole way." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T12:47:53Z Raymond Britt http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206107edited-1/97218455_Kwqsy-Th-2.jpg 2006-09-22 10:27:59 <p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com">Raymond Britt</a><br />Mary from Iowa was running her first marathon. She told Dean how her father had made a life-changing decision to run and get healthy. Her father was her inspiration to run; Dean was her insp ...</p><p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/1921516_C9Zqr#97214517_KsKMw" title="Mary from Iowa was running her first marathon. She told Dean how her father had made a life-changing decision to run and get healthy. Her father was her inspiration to run; Dean was her insp ..."><img src="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206114edited-1/97214517_KsKMw-Th-2.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Mary from Iowa was running her first marathon. She told Dean how her father had made a life-changing decision to run and get healthy. Her father was her inspiration to run; Dean was her insp ..." title="Mary from Iowa was running her first marathon. She told Dean how her father had made a life-changing decision to run and get healthy. Her father was her inspiration to run; Dean was her insp ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T12:46:44Z Raymond Britt http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206114edited-1/97214517_KsKMw-Th-2.jpg 2006-09-22 10:44:40 <p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com">Raymond Britt</a><br />Garrett in the North Face support vehicle. The support crew were awesome the whole way, providing Cytomax, gels, and humor.</p><p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/1921516_C9Zqr#97214512_wjfXp" title="Garrett in the North Face support vehicle. The support crew were awesome the whole way, providing Cytomax, gels, and humor."><img src="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206057edited-1/97214512_wjfXp-Th-2.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Garrett in the North Face support vehicle. The support crew were awesome the whole way, providing Cytomax, gels, and humor." title="Garrett in the North Face support vehicle. The support crew were awesome the whole way, providing Cytomax, gels, and humor." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T12:48:15Z Raymond Britt http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206057edited-1/97214512_wjfXp-Th-2.jpg 2006-09-22 09:20:00 <p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com">Raymond Britt</a><br />Three miles to go to the finish line. Who needs a sparkplug?</p><p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/1921516_C9Zqr#97213850_gH7Wa" title="Three miles to go to the finish line. Who needs a sparkplug?"><img src="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206130/97213850_gH7Wa-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Three miles to go to the finish line. Who needs a sparkplug?" title="Three miles to go to the finish line. Who needs a sparkplug?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T12:49:31Z Raymond Britt http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206130/97213850_gH7Wa-Th-2.jpg 2006-09-22 11:41:00 <p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com">Raymond Britt</a><br />The group crossed the finish line together. Mary became a marathon finisher.</p><p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/1921516_C9Zqr#97214234_WX2qN" title="The group crossed the finish line together. Mary became a marathon finisher."><img src="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206135edited-1/97214234_WX2qN-Th-2.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="The group crossed the finish line together. Mary became a marathon finisher." title="The group crossed the finish line together. Mary became a marathon finisher." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T12:45:22Z Raymond Britt http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206135edited-1/97214234_WX2qN-Th-2.jpg 2006-09-22 12:16:38 <p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com">Raymond Britt</a> </p><p><a href="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/1921516_C9Zqr#97214449_EppHD" title="Raymond Britt's photo"><img src="http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206141/97214449_EppHD-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Raymond Britt's photo" title="Raymond Britt's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T12:51:55Z Raymond Britt http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com http://raymondbritt.smugmug.com/Marathon/Des-Moines-Marathon/092206141/97214449_EppHD-Th-2.jpg 2006-09-22 12:19:50