New York Marathon (NY), November 1st, 2015

While sitting at home with a broken foot, convincing myself that I would someday run again, I also entered the lottery for the New York Marathon.  I’d heard it took years for most runners to get in, so why not start trying now. 

I had almost forgotten that I entered until I received the confirmation email that I’d gotten in.  I was surprised and a little nervous realizing that it was only 3 weeks after Chicago.  I had a number of friends who had run them that close before, so figured it must be possible.  On the plane home from Chicago, I plotted a 3-week turnaround, one week to recover, one week to tune up, and one week to taper.  Not to mention catch up on work, sleep, get laundry done, and repack.

I couldn’t imagine a race with a greater group of spectators than Chicago, and then I ran New York.  With the exception of bridges (especially the Queensboro, where all you could hear were footsteps around you for a mile and a half), there were fans everywhere.  Just ask my parents…they picked a great race to join me as my support crew! 

I could go on to describe the course, borough by borough, but don’t think I could do it justice.  A number of friends have talked about “maybe” running a marathon, but that it would have to be a special race.  I would definitely (and have) recommend New York.