![Marathon Sign, New York City](https://nyctrashstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Run-Now-1-scaled.webp)
Signing Off
![Marathon Sign, New York City](https://nyctrashstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Run-Now-1-scaled.webp)
52,000 marathon runners,
But this sign is for you.
![Marathon Sign, New York City](https://nyctrashstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Run-Now-2-768x1024.webp)
For everything you are,
And everything you do.
![](https://nyctrashstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/End-is-Near-1-768x1024.webp)
26.2 miles is an incredibly long race,
But so is life and the challenges we face.
![](https://nyctrashstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/End-is-Near-2-768x1024.webp)
I’m so grateful that your miles are also mine,
And for giving me a reason to make this sign.
![](https://nyctrashstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Face-1-768x1024.webp)
So run your heart out across the city,
I’ll be here at the finish line looking pretty.
![](https://nyctrashstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Face-2-768x1024.webp)
![](https://nyctrashstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Casey-2-768x1024.webp)
![](https://nyctrashstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/trash-can-768x1024.webp)
![](https://nyctrashstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Vamos-768x1024.webp)
Note: The woman in the video was the very last finisher. Talk about grit.