New York, New York —

Last week, I trekked into the city to see the film “An Education” which I highly recommend, but that’s far beside the point. Exiting the theater, a few days of rain had given way to bracing sunshine and the urge to wander over to Central Park was primal.

Entering just above Columbus Circle, I stumbled upon a classic New York moment. The finish line of the 40th New York City Marathon had just been put into place and I was fascinated by the attention it was drawing.

Of course there were a fair amount of runners who had every intention (or no hope) of passing over the line on Sunday spurting briskly across it but I was also amused to see that this moment was making its way into someone’s Asian wedding book. Interesting to see the beginning of one hopefully long journey taking place at the end of another.

It also brought back fine memories. Last year, I had one of my finest New York walking experiences on marathon day. Narrative and photos on that over the next few days.