Thank you to everyone for all the in person and virtual cheers yesterday!
If you were tracking me, you probably saw that I finished the New York City Marathon in 4:27:47 – a 7 minute 13 second marathon PR for me.
I’ll be working on a full recap to post in the next couple of days, but if you want the Cliff Notes version – it was windy and apparently all of New York City (except for the downside of the bridges) is built on an incline (not even sure how that’s possible!).
You also may have seen that I spent some time in a medical tent at the finish, so just wanted to let you know I’m fine! I under fueled the last few miles and was dehydrated so as soon as I crossed the finish line I was totally out of it, lightheaded and shaking pretty badly. Fortunately a medical volunteer recognized that I wasn’t looking so great and fast passed me directly to a medical tent.
A bunch of blankets, some Gatorade, and an apple later and I was feeling well enough to be on my way (just a side note, but the medical volunteers really were fantastic!).
Thank you all again for your support both for my run and for my fundraising for North Shore Animal League – I’m excited to share that my final fundraising total was $3,638!
Lots more on this race to come in the next few days!
Patrick, me & Daniel after the New York City Marathon
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Congratulations!!!! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
CONGRATS AGAIN! I knew you’d have a great race! Congrats on an AMAZING PR, especially in those conditions! You totally kicked my ass. 😉
Glad to hear you’re okay! The volunteers were all FANTASTIC.
So good to hear you’re OK after the medical tent. Those volunteers rock! And great job on the PR. The wind looked so bad out there.
Congratulations on your PR and the amazing fundraising amount! Looking forward to hearing more about the race.
Congrats on the PR! Woohoo! I knew you had it in you. 🙂
And glad to hear you’re okay. Lots of us were worried about you! Looking forward to the recaps.
And here you were thinking you wouldn’t even makie it across the first bridge! Knew you would rock it! Calypso was so excited, she just passed out. On my lap. After chowing down on leftover hamburger. Okay, maybe she passed out from overeating, but we’ll go with being overjoyedf at your PR!
Congrats!
I remember earlier posts about you not be ready. Well a time of 4:27 in a headwind means you were ready! Excited to read about the recap.
Fantastic race Danielle. Sorry you were sidelined by the med tent at the end, but you look fabulous in your post race pic, And a large PR…..Yay you
Congrats!!
Congrats!
Congrats on your PR!! Can’t wait to read your full recap. And of course, glad you’re ok. I’ve been at a few races where medical staff have identified people who needed help before they knew it (myself included). Glad they took good care of you, my friend!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Let the pattern of NY PRs continue (see, you have to come back and visit me to race!)
And ummm, yeah, I wondered how in the Brooklyn half ALL of Prospect Park was uphill…NY is just special that way I guess! 🙂
Ok, but if I’m coming back to New York to run it’s NOT going to be for that miserable NYC 13.1 in Queens. That race just sucks.
Brooklyn Half? Hanukkah Half? I’m sure I can find SOMETHING in NY for you 🙂
Way to go! How exciting! Well not the medical tent part, glad you are okay after that little bit.