These people are waiting by the finishing chute.

The race starts on the west side of the courthouse and finishes on the east side. It's a small race, so there are no massive throngs waiting. This year (2001) there were 95 male finishers and 46 females. I don't know how many half-marathon, 10K, 10K racewalk, and 2-mile runners there were. At Whiskey Row it is clearly the marathon itself that is the centerpiece.