Race from New York to Washington
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by Nic Robertson via twitter 11/27/2013 5:58:05 PMCan't believe made the plane TSA super fast no line at #delta shuttle #CNNGreatRaceHome vine.co/v/hUE6gqqmEZh
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by Brian Todd via twitter 11/27/2013 5:59:18 PMOur first delay on NJ Turnpike! Near Edison, NJ.. totally stopped. Not looking good for my chances on #GreatRaceHome .. -
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by Julian Cummings CNN via twitter retweeted by BrianToddCNN 11/27/2013 6:01:01 PMAfter smooth sailing out of NVC now the first delay in in NJ in the #CNNGreatRaceHome w/ @briantoddcnn #cnn vine.co/v/hUE6TQmxEVW
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by Lisa Desjardins via twitter 11/27/2013 6:01:35 PMI cannot believe this. Wow. Impressed. (And raising fist) MT @NicRobertsonCNN : I am on the plane - 4 minutes to spare - CNNGreatRaceHome -
Well, Desjardins and Todd look like they're in trouble. Nic is on the plane. It's just down to whether the plane will be delayed significantly -- and there's no indication yet that it will be.Not what Todd would have been hoping for, with more than three hours to go in his drive. -
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To recap how long it theoretically would take each person, not counting delays:Robertson: Take off at 1 p.m., land in Washington at 2:20 p.m., drive to CNN offices.
Desjardins: Take a 1 p.m. Amtrak Acela train to Washington, arriving at 3:45 p.m., drive to CNN offices.
Todd: Drive from New York to CNN offices in Washington, perhaps a four-hour trip. (So, an arrival sometime after 5 p.m.)
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by Nic Robertson via twitter 11/27/2013 6:14:39 PMOn my delta shuttle flight #CNNGreatRaceHome kinda bumpy but just happy to be here - really - kind and respectful #TSA - secure and fast
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by Lisa Desjardins via twitter 11/27/2013 6:18:37 PM
At last! Our train is announced... In line. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BaGO7ycIMAA4sYA.jpg
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This race is already over. Nic's plane is already in the air.
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by Nic Robertson via twitter 11/27/2013 6:22:54 PMPilot just announced too turbulent for beverage service - the storms #CNNGreatRaceHome - still need to find taxi at #National to finish race
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by Nic Robertson via twitter 11/27/2013 6:26:30 PM
Soon after take off #CNNGreatRaceHome http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BaGQvH9CMAAozCc.jpg
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by Brian Todd via twitter 11/27/2013 6:27:09 PMStill slow-going on NJ Turnpike.. #CNNGreatRaceHome not looking great for Team Todd! See you on #SitRoom
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Nic Robertson should be required to take public transit once in DC - more intrigue, more interesting.
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by Nic Robertson via twitter 11/27/2013 6:28:26 PM
Cloud looks pretty from up here but very bumpy ride - flight expected landing early #CNnGReatRAceHOme http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BaGRLeNCIAA5KJ-.jpg
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by Nic Robertson via twitter 11/27/2013 6:31:51 PM
Ride a little bumpy - feels like we are beginning our decent #CNNGreatRaceHome vine.co/v/hUEUBY3qaiH
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by Lisa Desjardins via twitter 11/27/2013 6:33:44 PM
Plane may b fast but check out my roomy seat, table, new friends - oh - is that free internet? #CNNGreatRaceHome http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BaGSZLMIUAAKKyH.jpg
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by Lisa Desjardins via twitter 11/27/2013 6:38:58 PMExactly. Shaking fist. @CNNSitRoom : Now he's just rubbing it in, @BrianToddCNN RT @NicRobertsonCNN Soon after take off #CNNGreatRaceHome .
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With Robertson in the air, it's hardly a race for first anymore. FlightAware.com shows his Delta Flight 5915 over southeastern Pennsylvania, not far from northern Maryland. Delta estimates the plane will land at about 2:16 p.m.At this point he could almost eat a meal, take a tour of the capital and have a nap before slipping into the D.C. studio ahead of Desjardins.
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by Lisa Desjardins via twitter 11/27/2013 6:54:05 PMMy location: Gliding by Woodbridge, NJ, the sixth-most populous municipality in the Garden State (Census). Helloooo New Jersey (from train).
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by Lisa Desjardins via twitter 11/27/2013 6:57:34 PMNo! How about a) price, b) comfort, c) airport migraines? RT @JesseyLadny : @LisaDCNN yes but in a race, fast is all that counts...right?
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For those wondering how Robertson got from his cab (where he still was sitting at 12:45 p.m.) to the plane (sitting down at 12:59 p.m.) so fast:His flight took off from LaGuardia's Marine Air Terminal, which serves short "shuttle" flights like this one, and is located away from the main cluster of terminals. His chances of having a short TSA security line were better there than at the rest of the airport."I was lucky no one in line ahead of me -- I ran past someone on the way in -- ran the length of the terminal and they were calling my name at the gate," Robertson wrote in an e-mail.
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by Julian Cummings CNN via twitter retweeted by BrianToddCNN 11/27/2013 7:04:26 PM
Out of traffic...on the go and heading to the @situationroom @Briantoddcnn is just east of Philly and a mac... vine.co/v/hUELxTjnIpl
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FlightAware.com says Robertson's flight landed at Reagan National Airport. Now apparently he's a cab ride away from his destination -- a pretty smooth pre-holiday trip.
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by Lisa Desjardins via twitter 11/27/2013 7:16:52 PM
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Considering only "enjoyment of the journey" and disregarding getting there as fast as possible, I would choose to be travelling with Lisa. Roomy seating, a chance for good relaxed conversation, prolonged anticipation of getting home to family while having fun along the way, no hassles of the airport or need to focus on driving for hours.
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by Lisa Desjardins via twitter 11/27/2013 7:18:32 PM
The big benefits of the train... Thanks to my friend Joe Rosenberg for the toast. vine.co/v/hU9Wi0mlBdP
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by Lisa Desjardins via twitter 11/27/2013 7:20:42 PMYeah!!! RT @jasonpartyka : I'm curious to see how #CNNGreatRaceHome will turn out. I'm cheering for @LisaDCNN
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by Lisa Desjardins via twitter 11/27/2013 7:22:29 PM
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by Lisa Desjardins via twitter 11/27/2013 7:24:56 PM
Hey. @briantoddcnn , sorry to tell you but those are red brake lights on I-95 and that's me passing them at ... vine.co/v/hU9ZFhIXIWa
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#CNNGreatRaceHome map
#TheGreatRaceHome routes. Nic's path is blue. Yellow for Lisa. Red for Brian.by dorrine.mendoza -
by Nic Robertson via twitter 11/27/2013 7:33:29 PMOn the final leg driving through heavy rain passing #Pentagon soon #CNNGReatracehome - hitting traffic on 395 on the bridge - not home yet
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by Lisa Desjardins via twitter 11/27/2013 7:38:09 PMClassic! CNN about to come to me for the train update and at that second we go into the underground Philly station. Sorry, folks.
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by Nic Robertson via twitter 11/27/2013 7:40:46 PM
Slow bit steady in the traffic heading in to the nations capital #CNNGreatRaceHome should be 5 minutes - bu... vine.co/v/hU9hd3pY2KP
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by Nic Robertson via twitter 11/27/2013 7:42:41 PM
Past the block - open roads - is this the home straight ? #CNNGreatRaceHome vine.co/v/hU9MOxPluA7
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by Lisa Desjardins via twitter 11/27/2013 7:43:55 PMREALIZATION: This could be a close race for second. @BrianTodd is now farther south in his car than I am on the train. #CNNGreatRaceHome
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Standing at Washington's Reagan National Airport about 20 minutes ago, a relaxed-looking Robertson said he had to be the luckiest traveler today -- no line at the TSA security checkpoint at LaGuardia's off-to-the-side Marine Air Terminal, and no delay in his flight to Washington."I didn’t think I was going to make it," he said of his New York cab ride to LaGuardia. "It was so slow getting up along the west side of Central Park. "It was hitting all the red lights."You'll see below that Robertson is on his roughly 25-minute car ride from Reagan National Airport to the CNN offices in Washington. His victory is well in hand -- Desjardins isn't due to arrive for at least another hour, and driver Todd -- as you would expect -- is well behind.
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Unfair comparison, they should have started the clock when leaving the office not the departure time of the vehicle. try getting from midtown to LaGuardia in less than 45 minutes. and most people don't run through airports to make their flight. very unrealistic.
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by Brian Todd via twitter 11/27/2013 7:50:07 PMJammed on Delaware tpk. Still ahead of @LisaDCNN ! #CNNGreatRaceHome
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by Nic Robertson via twitter 11/27/2013 7:50:22 PMArriving at #DC office now #CNNGreatRaceHome is over for me - who is next home #LisaDCNn #briantoddcnn missing you already
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I think it is not fair at all how Nic did not arrive at the airport the Delta required 45 mins prior to an LGA departure. Part of the flying race is leaving early and waiting for the flight. Interesting that the US Air flight an hour later is delayed. We'll see what DL5919 does! Nic should have been required to be on the later flight!
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by Lisa Desjardins via twitter 11/27/2013 7:58:07 PMTRAINS OVERALL: a more global update here… hearing frm fellow passengers of other Amtrak delays on the N/S East Coast line. #GreatRaceHome
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by Lisa Desjardins via twitter 11/27/2013 8:01:51 PMYes! First time ever I'm thankful for DC traffic. MT @evanperez : @LisaDCNN wait till @briantodd meets the parking lot aka Balt/Wash Pkwy
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Robertson says he's arrived at the D.C. offices -- and that's a wrap! The odds-on favorite came through, thanks to no flight delays and no security lines at a small LaGuardia terminal. And thanks to a cab ride that got there just in time. Some Thanksgiving travelers have all the luck.If it's any consolation to Desjardins, who seems to be enjoying the comforts of train travel: Robertson's flight was too bumpy for beverage service. She just might claim she's won after all.
