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Marathon View Frame Color:Silver the El is neither aTimes photographer Chester Higgins Jr. uses a vantage point on the Queensboro Bridge to capture spectators watching marathon runners moving up First Avenue on Nov. 4, 1990. On an unseasonably warm day, perfect for almost anything but a marathon, Douglas Wakiihuri of Kenya and Wanda Panfil of Poland showed only minor discomfort, breaking away from their strongest challengers long before the finish line in Central Park to win the 21st New York City