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Is that the international thumbs up sign, or did someone tell these guys that this was the way to hitchhike a taxi ride to the stadium?
One unique feature of the Amsterdam marathon is the pre-run intelligence test. One part of the test is to see how long you will stand in the rain without coming inside.
It may be gray and cold today, but I'll stay plenty warm in my red-hot orange-sleeved shirt.
Sorry, guys, this is not the way to Amsterdam's famous corporate-sponsored Red Light District.
Less than one kilometer out, and already the old guys are claiming they can run faster than us.
What would a run through Amsterdam be without placid canals and stoned-out hookers?
My second trip past the Rijksmuseum. You will notice from the tilted screen that Penguin, Riddler, Joker, and Catwoman are running just a few steps behind me.
If you are really serious about the Amsterdam marathon you need to run the race in wooden shoes.
See that grin? Somebody needs to test that runner for recreational chemicals.
Just a pleasant Sunday jog down the Europa Boulevard.
Yes, I know it's a cliché to take pictures of Dutch windmills. The guy behind me who was talking on his cell-phone while running the marathon gave me grief for at least five minutes after this because had I stopped to take this picture.
Balding guys and marathoners agree that grass doesn't grow on well-traveled roads.
See that little white dot on the opposite bank of the river? I swear that's Paul.
The citizens of Amstel were so impressed by the City of Amsterdam's pre-race intelligence test that they set up their own version. Here, race participants are asked to chase after parked cars.
Nearly halfway there in two hours and four minutes. Just a little faster and I'll be giving Robert Cheboror a run for his money.
Although the Netherlands is famous for its flatness, every once in a while during the run we encountered a really tough hill to climb. Even the bikers have to walk this stout grade.
Isn't it nice that one of the city's leading investment firms was so glad to have a filthy-rich professor in town that they slathered his name all over one of the tallest buildings in the city?
We'll cross that Amstel bridge when we come to it.
The best runners are so efficient that their fastest strides look as effortless as if they were walking.
They say that the last 20 meters are as hard as the entire run up to that point.
Are you kidding me? OF COURSE I finished the race in under four hours!
This first 41 kilometers was so much fun that I think I'll turn around and head back the other way!
Yes I know the finish line is just seconds away, but maintaining a steady marathon pace is crucial at every single stage of the run.
Sometimes the healing spirit power comes over you when you least expect it.
Like David Hasselhoff I would like to begin by thanking all my German fans.
Twenty-four hours and two medals later and we finally made it back to the Carolinas.
Hey, Dear. When are you ever going to clean all that marathon junk off the dining room table?