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New York City Marathon

Millionth finisher of NYC Marathon

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I loved the coverage this weekend of the millionth finisher of the NYC Marathon.  Just a great milestone for a truly great race in a truly great city.  And I'm so happy to see the actual millionth finisher is just a regular runner like you or me: a Mom, resident of NYC, and a back-of-the-packer. [...]

New York City Marathon Tomorrow!

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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 DONE!

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Crossposted 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 [...]

New York City Marathon Expo

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48 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 [...]