Urgent help: Tips on shooting a marathon

[photographicsafaris]

Howzit all,


I need any suggestions for shooting a marathon... tomorrow. I have 17 through to 200mm with flash and no assistants.

Anyone anything?


Thanks for those with ideas

[superdiver]

Start at the begining and shot the start...then go to the half marathon point and shoot some of the people either spliting it or just doing the half marathon and then head to the finish to get the great expressions of finishing....you will have about 3 hours from start to finish to move up and down the race, unless you have a race with REAL FAST racers in it. Look for the unusual runners, the young the old the handicapped....also some times they have competitions among the water stops for best water stops..that could be interesting....