Freihofer's 31st Run for Women

Over 4000 runners competed in this morning's 31st Freihofer's Run for Women in downtown Albany. The 2 Ethiopian twins were neck-in-neck coming out of Washington Park on the last leg of the 5K. Camera crews jockeyed for position as Teyba Erkesso took first place with a time of 15 minutes, 27 seconds.

I debated running or shooting the race but 5 minutes after the gun went off I decided to do both. I rushed to join my buddy Karen and jumped in as her personal photographer nearing the last half mile.

Shadowing her all the way down Madison Ave she took one look at her freak friend wearing pants, a sweater and a 35mm around her neck and kicked it into high gear. "Kick it Karen!" I yelled. 30 seconds later she beat her best time, no thanks to her I-Pod, I'll take the credit thank you very much.

Crossing the finish line she blurted, "water, I need water." High powered water hoses supplied by the Albany Fire department were in full blast mode. She and dozens more girls drenched off under the 30 foot shower.

Another successful run for Karen and great shots for me to post online.