38th annual Seattle Marathon 
November 30, 2008

Photo-documentation by the "Running Photographer," 
Rodney "Pygoya" Chang for MarathonCoursePhotos.com
All images -   Rodney Chang Copyright 2008

COURSE PHOTO DOCUMENTATION

Weather conditions throughout  2009 marathon  run: low 50s, total cloud cover, foggy

The weather condition remained in low 50s and quite foggy

Looking forward to the start

1 minute from the starting gun!

Crossing the Starting Line

Approaching the Westin Seattle were I stayed
(close to starting and finishing lines)

Wife Erlinda catches me passing the Westin Seattle

After a quick pose, it's back to the run

Home of the Seattle Seahawks

Fog rolling in

3 mile mark - surprise: lst marathon I've run in that portable potties are used as mile markers :=(
(so get to see a lots of potties for this particular marathon course documentation)

Clear marking so no mistakes; unlike the Las Vegas Marathon of 2006 when I had the disaster of going to the
half marathon finish line and thereby becoming disqualified for the full marathon that I registered for and traveled
afar to participate in.

Heading out the renown famous concrete floating bridge

Runners below - these are the half marathoners who don't cross
the floating bridge

Fog and a chillly 50F greets us, concealing Mercer Island on the other end of this crossing of Lake Washington

5 mile mark is on the bridge; faster runners coming back from island

It's Santa!  Note how the fog kept the roads damp.

Other end of bridge or Welcome to Mercer Island

But all we do is turn-around; sorry, no scenic shots of Mercer Island

It's back to Seattle

Note the high level of the lake (very deep) - the bridge indeed is floating!
7 miles is midway on the bridge gong back to the city

Arriving at the other end

And that end of bridge is the 8 mile mark of the run

On Washington Lake Blvd.

Running south, at Mt. Baker area

lst time for me to run long distance in foggy conditions; the sun's heat is not a factor for enduring the miles

Nice homes line the lake view

Now on Seward Park, a pensinula  off Washington Lake Blvd, close to Columbia City district of Seattle
Shucks, can't see the lake due to the heavy fog!

On Mercer Park pensinula, the half way mark (to the runner, seems like an island as we circumvent it's lake perimeter)

The "island" makes a nice walk in nature for local residents

My time at the halfway point

I may make a oil painting based upon this scene - I'm also Pygoya, web-based artist

Leaving Mercer, about 2.5 miles around its perimeter 

Keep on Running