Mile By Mile

The New York Times' Roving Runner Brian Fidelman has been detailing each mile of the ING New York City Marathon on his New York Times' blog and he is up to mile 16. Fidelman — a native New Yorker — is a runner, who competed intercollegiately at the University of Florida.

If you have an interest in the INGNYCM or plan to watch the 26.2 miles on ESPN2 on Nov. 4, Fidelman's mile-by-mile account can help you add texture to what you will be watching.

Mile 1 — Where The Marathon Begins

Mile 2 — Where It's All Downhill

Mile 3 — Where The Runners Diverge

Mile 4 — Where Tony Manero Stayed Alive

Mile 5 — Where St. Michael's Is A Beacon

Mile 6 — Where The Music Plays & The Dead Rest

Mile 7 — Where A Battle Was Fought in 1776

Mile 8 — Where The Nets Now Roam

Mile 9 — Where Runners Are Gonna Fly Now

Mile 10 — Where There's French Toast & Brooklyn Style

Mile 11 — Where Things Get Quiet In The Hasidic Neighborhoods of Williamsburg

Mile 12 — From Puerto Rican Williamsburg to Hip Williamsburg

Mile 13 — Where Changes Sweep From Williamsburg to Greenpoint

Mile 14 — Halfway There

Mile 15 — Where Old Timers Appreciate The New

Mile 16 — Where Runners Go Up Up And Away