In the weeks since the New York City Marathon I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my feeling on the whole experience. Yes, it’s THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON, the largest marathon in the WORLD, and I am incredibly fortunate to have been able to run it, but as many of you know, I was … Continue reading
Wow, what a busy couple of weeks it’s been! In case you missed it, I posted 2 race recaps this week… TCS New York City Marathon Wine & Dine Half Marathon …each of these races was a battle of the elements! In New York we dealt with some fierce winds and then in Florida the … Continue reading
Where does one start when telling the story of a 26.2 mile journey on foot through the 5 boroughs of New York City?! Apologies in advance for what is sure to be an epic-ly long post, but I like to include as much as possible in my race recap posts both for myself when I … Continue reading
So much to cover regarding the New York City Marathon weekend! Since I’d really like to go into a bit of detail and make sure to address some of the things that I was concerned about before the race I’m going to break the weekend up into several posts – hopefully the details and … Continue reading
In case you missed it, I posted a quick update on the New York City Marathon this morning – really just to THANK YOU for all of your support both on my actual run and my fundraising for North Shore Animal League! I promise expo & marathon recaps coming up later this week! RECAP (10/27-11/2) … Continue reading
Ok, so a lot of you know by now that I am really struggling with the entire idea of the New York City Marathon. Yes, it was my decision to do it. I actively seeked out and joined a charity team to fundraise for entry into this race. So why, if I seemingly have no … Continue reading
So last week I was sitting on my couch flipping through Runner’s World (you know, the one I’m IN!!)… …and I came to this ad: For anyone that doesn’t know, that is a picture of runners going over the Verazzano Bridge at the start of the New York City Marathon. I’m sure a lot of … Continue reading
Today marks 1 month until the New York City Marathon! That means 1 more long run, lots of time spent with my foam roller, endlessly refilling my water bottle to stay hydrated and of course…some final fundraising for North Shore Animal League! Over the summer I reached my initial fundraising goal of $3,000 (THANK YOU!) and … Continue reading
Today marks 6 months until the New York City Marathon and as promised I have a fun donor incentive to offer to you! A few weeks ago I sent my crazy talented artist cousin one of my favorite pictures of Madison… …and a few days later she sent me this! How awesome is that??! Wait…check out the … Continue reading
In the past few weeks there’s been a flurry of fall marathon planning with lotteries being announced, race registrations opening and training plans starting soon! As I’ve mentioned I’ve joined a charity team to run the 2014 New York City Marathon, but I have to admit I’m considering adding another full marathon to my fall race calendar. When … Continue reading
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