Just wanted to wish everyone running the NYC Marathon GOOD LUCK and HAVE FUN tomorrow. The weather looks to be awesomely perfect. My advice is to slllooowww down in the first half. Don't underestimate the toughness of the hills in the last 6 miles of the race. As for myself, I've run it 7 times [...]
New York City Marathon
New York City Marathon Race Report – Part I
November 10, 2009 – Posted in: Race Reports runningWow, hard to believe another year has gone by and another New York City Marathon has also come and past. This is the third year in a row that I ran, and my 7th NYC since 1996. As I've also run in 4 other marathons, this was my 11th overall. My goal, of course, was [...]
New York City Marathon DONE!
November 2, 2009 – Posted in: New York City MarathonCrossposted from DailyMile. Full blog post later in the week: My 7th New York and 11th Overall. 4:44:05 is good for my 2nd fastest NYC, and 4th fastest overall. I had a great race on so many levels. Unfortunately, my finishing time doesn't necessarily show it, 15 mins slower than my goal. Highlights: - Getting almost [...]
Final thoughts before New York City Marathon
October 31, 2009 – Posted in: New York City MarathonIn about 23 hours, I'll be crossing the start line of the New York City Marathon, on the Verrazano Bridge! On the one hand, I feel over-confident in the sense that I've run this race 6 times before and feel like I know everything there is to know about it, the hills, the bridges, the [...]
New York City Marathon Expo
October 30, 2009 – Posted in: New York City Marathon48 hours to go to the start of the New York City Marathon, and I have caught the bug! No, I'm not sick, although my wife and Katie (my 8 year old) are. I think they got sick from me, so I'm safe! The bug I've caught is the super excitement of what may be the [...]
New York City Marathon Course Changes Confirmed (???)
October 25, 2009 – Posted in: New York City Marathon NYRRAbout a month ago, when reading the NYRR Runner magazine, I noticed a brief mention of course changes in the New York City Marathon for 2009. There have been slight course changes through the years, and I'm always interested in logistics such as these. The original quote from the magazine was: “This year, a few [...]
Taper time for New York City Marathon
October 21, 2009 – Posted in: injury New York City Marathon runningReally wish I had more time for posting here. So much to tell, and no time to sit and write it down. In a nutshell, things are OK. Not perfect, but still very much OK. I've had a mixed go of it in my long runs. The good news is that my best long runs have [...]
Staten Island Half Marathon Race Report
October 13, 2009 – Posted in: New York City Marathon NYRR Race Reports runningLet me start by saying that I love the Staten Island Half Marathon. Of the Grand Prix events, I enjoy this 2nd most, just behind Brooklyn. The course is not particular difficult, has great water vistas and great views of the Verrazano Bridge. It also has a wonderful staging area in the parking lot of [...]
NYC Marathon Tune Up Race Report
September 28, 2009 – Posted in: New York City Marathon Race ReportsFirst, couple of things to get out of the way before I get into the race details: 1) On long races like this, you overhear lots of things. The best one today was this exchange between guy and gal. Gal - "Are you running the marathon this year". Guy - "No". Gal - "Why are [...]
Course change at New York City Marathon?
September 27, 2009 – Posted in: New York City MarathonWhile reading this season's issue of New York Runner (Fall 2009), the periodic publication of New York Road Runners, came across an interesting tidbit in an article about the upcoming New York City Marathon: "This year, a few adjustments - including a new placement of the start on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and an expanded loop [...]
