Finishing Video

You can see me cross the finish line at this website:
http://www.ntv.co.jp/tokyomarathon/goalmovie/

Most of the web page is in Japanese, but it's easy to watch the video:

1) Look for a box labeled "SEARCH" and enter my bib number there (email me for the number).

2) Two buttons labeled "PLAY" will appear. Click the "PLAY" button on the RIGHT.

Each button corresponds to a different finishing gate, left or right. When you click "PLAY", a video will appear under the right-hand gate. Watch carefully and you'll see me arrive, about 10 seconds after the movie starts.

I come in on the far left of the frame. I'm wearing a gray jacket with a red stripe, and a thick gray headband, kind of bandana-style. Doesn't stand out much, but a friend of mine who showed me the video said "there were two foreign ladies, and I thought maybe this one was you". Right on!

They create these videos using our finishing times. There is an official recording of the time when I crossed the finish line, which they get using a microchip tied to my shoe. When you enter my bib number on the website, they just pull up the video corresponding to a 30-second window around my finish time. And voila! I will appear running through the right-hand gate.