 
  Still trying to get to the actual start
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  Taking care of some pre-race nerves.
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  Looking good and getting a drink.
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  Shadla in Central Park. She passed a few people on the way in.
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  Traffic jam as we head to the Queensboro Bridge.
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  Tutus.  There are always tutus.
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  Heading over the Queensboro Bridge.
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  A well-earned banana and pretzels at the rest stop in Queens.
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  More action at the rest area in Queens.
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  There's a Pepsi Cola sign way in the distance. (Tried to catch it while I was riding over the bridge.)
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  Heading to the subway in Queens to take us back to Manhattan.
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  Court Square is where we caught the #7 train.
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  Well-done!
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  Mary looking for deals in Chinatown.
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  Julie do you like this bag? (No)
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  How about this one? (Too big)
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  Here's the winner.  Mary talked the guy down to $22 from $35.  I was impressed.
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  Both Mary and Shadla liked this t-shirt.
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  Brooklyn Bridge on Monday morning before we headed out.
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  Bikes loaded on the car and jammed against the wall at the hotel in Pittsburgh on the way home.
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