4:31:26. While I missed 4:30, I'm still very satisfied with the run. It was great. I'll write a full report later. It was close up until mile 23 or so. I had some knee pain and ended up running the last few miles more at 12 pace than 11-11:30, and that was the difference!
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22 minutes ?!?!?
November 1, 2008 – Posted in: UncategorizedGood thing I stayed up late last night to register for the New York City Triathlon right when registration opened at midnight. I see on their website that the race sold out in 22 minutes! Guess they'll need to go to a lottery system next year... Gotta get to sleep now. Need to be up [...]
Some final thoughts
November 1, 2008 – Posted in: UncategorizedNew York City Marathon kicks off in 15 hours. Getting nervous about the race now. Not nervous about the distance, or my ability to finish it. This is my 9th marathon, and I know I can cover the distance. I'm nervous about my ability to finish in 4:30. It will not be easy. The stars [...]
Looking ahead
October 31, 2008 – Posted in: UncategorizedWe may be a mere 36 hours from the start of the New York City Marathon, but I'm looking ahead to another big New York City sporting event - namely the New York City Triathlon. Registration opens in a mere 2 hours and 35 minutes. Need to stay up to make sure I get in. [...]
In the home stretch
October 30, 2008 – Posted in: UncategorizedSitting in the Detroit airport waiting for my flight back to NY. Thinking that maybe I'll see a bunch of runners heading in for New York City Marathon weekend! I'm doing OK, but definitely not the smooth kind of week I'd have hoped for leading to the race. Felt the first throat tickle of a [...]
Milestones
October 28, 2008 – Posted in: UncategorizedWhere to start. First, had a great 3.1 mile run last night. 3.1 mile course is a single loop of Stuyvesant Town in the service road, hitting all the loops, and then 2 times around the oval in the middle of the complex. This used to be a very typical run for me, my default [...]
T minus 6 days
October 27, 2008 – Posted in: UncategorizedNew York City Marathon is coming up in exactly 6 days, and I'm very excited. Got a 4 mile run on Saturday at East River Park. Yesterday I got to the gym and had a nice workout, including lots of sit ups (trust me, need lots of work there). In the morning, I also got [...]
Tapering, I guess
October 25, 2008 – Posted in: UncategorizedKinda hard to taper when you usually don't run any more than 3 times per week! I guess I'm tapering in the sense that I'm running 4 milers rather than 6 or 7 milers. Took some extra time off after last week's 21.5 mile final tuneup. Was able to get two 4-mileish runs in so [...]
Business Trip – perfect timing
October 21, 2008 – Posted in: UncategorizedI've been very healthy this year. Haven't had so much as a cold since the winter. So, of course, I'm paranoid that I'll get some kind of sickness right before the New York City Marathon to mess up my plans to finish in 4:30. If I don't get sick, maybe I'll throw my back out [...]
Final tuneup – check!
October 20, 2008 – Posted in: UncategorizedWow, didn't mean for the length of this post to be so long. I guess a good long run must be accompanied by a good long post. ------------------ Today was the allotted day for my final long run in preparation for the New York City Marathon. First, though, spent the morning with my wife and [...]
