The 2011 New York City Marathon was our 65th marathon running side-by-side from start to finish. We were fortunate to be included as part of the New York Marathon Social Media Team and spent some time thinking about how we could capture the spirit of the New York City Marathon.
No bothered with our time, in fact the longer we stayed on the course and enjoyed the wonderful crowd and volunteers the better it was we made it our mission to take as may pictures of the signs being displayed by the crowd.
Picking the best was a tough gig. We decided on a few categories:
- Signs that made us laugh
- Encouragement signs
- Profanity signs
- Most popular/common sign
- Others that stood out
In this post we profile the Top 10 Signs that made us laugh. In other posts we will share the other categories.
There were so many wonderful signs – thanks to all the spectators. Our top 2 reflected current events and the rest will no doubt return to amuse future runners.
No 10 – Black Toe Nails Are Sexy
9th Funniest Sign in the 2011 New York Marathon
No 9 -You should have taken a dump while you had the chance
8th Funniest Sign in the 2011 New York Marathon
No 8 – Its long and hard
7th Funniest Sign in the 2011 New York City Marathon
No 7 – Runners have balls – other sports just play with them
6th Funniest Sign in the 2011 New York Marathon
No 6 – Chafed nipples turn me on
5th Funniest Sign in the 2011 New York Marathon
N0 5 – Even the 7 is running today
4th Funniest Sign in the 2011 New York Marathon
For non-New Yorkers the 7 is train on the subway
No 4 – This is by far the worst parade ever
3rd Funniest Sign in the 2011 New York Marathon
N0 3 – Welcome 2 da Bronx – Run for your life
2nd Funniest Sign in the 2011 New York Marathon
N0 2 – Occupy the finish line
Our photography skills are somewhat primitive. Sadly the glare of the sun made our original picture a little hard to read. Apologies for filling in the top of the sign to make it more readable.
Funniest Sign in the 2011 New York Marathon
No 1 – U trained for this longer than Kim Kardashian was married
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This is great stuff! So jealous you guys were able to cover the marathon. Too fun!
Thanks Isis – New York is a great run and has much in common with Chicago.
I saw one after coming on to Manhattan the second time saying “there are no more bridges!” Needless to say, I asked if she was sure about that one!
Thanks Christine – lucky for us there were more signs than bridges.
1. “do epic s$&t”
2. “run like you stole something”
Thanks LB – We have included both these signs in subsequent posts.
Love the signs on the course, keeps me going. Worst parade is my favorite.
Hi Paul. Thank you for the comment and the Twitter DM. The “worst parade” was very popular and we have included it in the video.
LOVE them! So great, thanks for sharing!
Hi Lisa – We hope you are well. Thanks for the comment.
Great photos! I also loved the sign on the Queensboro Bridge “If 10 miles left is easier, welcome to easier”. Great motivation!
Thanks Rachel – there were so many great signs – We have pics of the easier sign and will post soon.
These are great! I saw one on the Denver Rock N Roll course that I thought was hilarious and I’d never seen it before:
“Relax, you’re not going to win, but you’re awesome anyway” LOL!!!!
Thanks Jim. That sign sounds a bit like the old saying that no matter your pace you always beat those at home on the couch.