Ok, I am lame. The last time I posted was before my vacation. I don't even have an excuse because I have had plenty of time to blog (and run) but I just have been spending that time doing other fun things (like playing around with the floorplan of my apartment, making fun cupcakes, knitting, etc etc etc).
I guess running was just one of the main things in my life prior to now, and now, while it is still a big part of my life, I tend to have a million other things going on too.
I spent a lot of time this marathon season being frustrated...not angry...not sad, just frustrated. It seemed like no matter what I did, I couldn't get my times to go back to what they were before I had Liam. I was still working really hard, but I wasn't getting the results. I wanted to basically start where I was at the beginning of 2009. I didn't actually think this was too unreasonable (I'm not even sure if it is now). But I also just kind of accepted that running was going to be harder, I was going to be slower. I didn't know if this was a copout, but I was okay with it if it was. I thought.
Then I ran with my friends Gina and Pam one Saturday and as we were chatting Pam said that her friend (who was also pregnant around the time I was) said that running is hard, things just don't work the same way they did before. This made me feel lots better. And I realized; here I was comparing myself to Kara Goucher again, who is an Olympian, has trainers and nutritionists, runs professionally, and isn't still breastfeeding.
So, a couple of weeks ago I had my 20-miler. My 20-miler always sort of psychs me out because however it goes is the same way the marathon goes for me. I printed out this marathon armband which would have me pacing my miles so that I would end up with 9:00 splits (even though I had been running with the 10:00 min/mile group all season). I had a glass of wine the night before to relax (this has been proven to work for me). I worried worried worried so much that I didn't sleep. When I got to Grand Central (we were doing this run out of the city) I got there so early that the train doors weren't even open. So I stopped at a shop and grabbed two donuts which I inhaled in about 2 seconds. I fell asleep on the train and almost missed my stop. And then, when we got there, Coach Christine informed us that the bridge was out due to Hurricane Irene and we couldn't run our normal route. We actually had to go the other way, which involved running through several house-lined streets and the downtown area of Scarsdale before we even got to the Hudson River Parkway Trail. Ugh. And I am AWFUL at directions.
We had to stick together as a group for the first 2 miles so no one would get lost.
Well, my pace was just going to go way out the window. Whatever. I didn't really feel like I could do it anyway. I was just going to run what I ran and get the mileage in. (I usually call this "Zen Running"). So I kind of stuck with a group of three people going about 10 min/miles. Unfortunately, at the turnaround (5 miles) they decided not to stop. I needed a GU so I decided to run with the group that was slightly ahead of us and still stopped for a GU break. They were obviously going faster, so I would have to see how long that would last.
Their pace actually felt pretty good. And when I looked down at my watch, I saw we did a 9:22 mile. Cool! I stuck with them until the next turnaround, but then I was on my own. They had decided to go the other way (even though the bridge was out, someone had put a plank over the stream so you could go over it if you wanted to...I was NOT in for that. I did not train all this season to fall off a plank and injure myself.)
I got a little lost, but did find my way. I felt great. At the end I felt like I could run another 10 miles!!! And I ended up with a 9:00 pace for the WHOLE RUN! AMAZING! I was so so pumped.
THEN, I ran the Staten Island Half this past weekend. Once again, I ran by feel. I was going to try and hit 8:50s, but I took the first mile out too fast (8:37). I made a concentrated effort to slow down and went 8:22 on the next mile. I really told myself to slow down for the next mile and did an 8:08. Ok. At this point I took stock of how I felt (great) and decided to just go for it. In the end, my slowest mile ended up being an 8:56 and my fastest a 7:55.
I PRed!!!!!!!!
BY FOUR MINUTES!!!! (I got a 1:50!)
Did I just underestimate myself before? Did I just kick it in for some reason? What happened? I have no idea but I am NOT going to change ANYTHING and hope for the best on NYC marathon day.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
Race Schedule
Ok, so I think I've got a pretty ambitious race schedule lined up this year...lots of half marathons and of course the crown jewel, the one I've been waiting for, the race I've wanted to do ever since I've started marathoning – the NYC marathon.
Here's what I've got so far:
• Manhattan Half Marathon – January (done!)
• More Half Marathon – April 4th
• Flying Pig Marathon – May 1st
• Brooklyn Half Marathon – May TBD
• Queens Half Marathon – July 30th
• Bronx Half Marathon – August 27th
• Staten Island Half Marathon – October 9th
• NYC Marathon – November 6th
I'm sure I'll throw in a few of my other NYRR favorites here and there. Especially in the summer and especially if my friends join in. Coogan's was fun last year and I always like the Pride Race (mainly for the cool t-shirts, music and popsicles at the end) and there's always a lot of great swag at the Scotland Run. I think it might be kind of easy to get my 9 races if I can do all of this. Then I can do NYC in 2012 too! But I am getting waaaaaay ahead of myself. Maybe right now I should just take one run at a time.
I am going to check out the Pfitzinger plan in Advanced Marathoning
. But this might be a little ambitious too. Especially since my points total for this week so far is: 1. Yes, that's right. And that doesn't even come from a workout...it's from eating a healthy dinner. :)
Here's what I've got so far:
• Manhattan Half Marathon – January (done!)
• More Half Marathon – April 4th
• Flying Pig Marathon – May 1st
• Brooklyn Half Marathon – May TBD
• Queens Half Marathon – July 30th
• Bronx Half Marathon – August 27th
• Staten Island Half Marathon – October 9th
• NYC Marathon – November 6th
I'm sure I'll throw in a few of my other NYRR favorites here and there. Especially in the summer and especially if my friends join in. Coogan's was fun last year and I always like the Pride Race (mainly for the cool t-shirts, music and popsicles at the end) and there's always a lot of great swag at the Scotland Run. I think it might be kind of easy to get my 9 races if I can do all of this. Then I can do NYC in 2012 too! But I am getting waaaaaay ahead of myself. Maybe right now I should just take one run at a time.
I am going to check out the Pfitzinger plan in Advanced Marathoning
. But this might be a little ambitious too. Especially since my points total for this week so far is: 1. Yes, that's right. And that doesn't even come from a workout...it's from eating a healthy dinner. :)
Monday, November 2, 2009
The NYC Marathon!
OK. I have a completely new respect for all of the cheerers out there!
This weekend, my friends ran the New York City Marathon. It was so exciting! I watched it last year, but it is so much more fun when you actually know people in the marathon. I had this schedule all figured out with public transit and everything. As I planned, we would be able to see my friends at three places in three boroughs.
Stop number one was Brooklyn, around mile 4. For NYC, it wasn't very crowded, so this was a great place to see the girls. They were wearing these feathery diddly-bopper things on their heads to make them easier to find and THANK GOODNESS because the NYC marathon is so crowded...I mean NON-STOP runners.
Mile 4 is also complicated because depending on which wave you were in, you could be on opposite sides of the street. Bill and I got there early with my favorite sign that I made (I made four of them). This one said "2476 calories burnt = 17 beers!" We got lots of laughs, thumbs up and just general attention for it. Some people even took pictures. And we saw GINA!!! I was so excited and screamed her name as she ran by! Bill and I ducked back into the subway and RAN under the street to see Pam on the other side! Yay! We saw her! Then we ducked back into the subway and RAN under the street again to see Donna. (The girls were all in different corrals). No luck. And we were getting super close to the time we needed to be on the train to our next stop in Queens. I was bummed, but we had to run to catch the train before we saw Donna. :(
Next stop? Mile 15 in Queens.
This stop was majorly crowded. Bill and I were pushy and got up to the front right before the bridge. The cops kept pushing everyone back, which made me think that I was not going to be able to run with the girls for a little while like I had planned. We had separate candy for each of them as requested, and I was trying to figure out the best way to hand it out. Gina would be first, so I grabbed a handful of candy oranges in one hand and my stick of BodyGlide in the other. Hmmmmm. No Gina. No Gina. My eyes were scanning everywhere for their headbands. I told Bill to get out Pam's Skittles just in case we missed her. We saw all these people that were running AFTER her, so I thought either we had missed her, or she was injured. I was really worried then. Bill said now I know how he feels when he is looking for me. My eyes were getting crazy from all of the scanning of the runners. I told Bill when I ran it next year I was going to wear florescent pink. In this crowd, even their headbands didn't help.
I put the oranges away and grabbed Donna's licorice while simultaneously texting my friend Elida, who was at 23, to see if she had seen Gina.
No Donna either. I was getting really bummed. I felt REALLY bad because they had specifically assigned us to Queens because no one was going to be there. Ptttt.
We hopped on the train and headed to stop 3, which was mile 25.
I got a text from Elida saying Gina just past mile 23. Perfect! That meant I had about 18 minutes before she ran by me. I started scanning the runners again.
Of course, Bill and I only saw ONE of our friends at 25 and it was Pam. We frantically shouted her name, but she was in the zone :)
D'oh. Epic fail.
Luckily, we all met at a bar afterwards to celebrate. I found out that:
1. Gina SMASHED her goal of beating 4 hours by getting a 3:56!!!
2. Pam took 27 minutes off of her January marathon time!!!
3. Donna, Miss 11:49-Minute-Miler ran a 4:33, which is why we didn't see her at all!!!
YAY!!!!!!!!! So exciting!
This weekend, my friends ran the New York City Marathon. It was so exciting! I watched it last year, but it is so much more fun when you actually know people in the marathon. I had this schedule all figured out with public transit and everything. As I planned, we would be able to see my friends at three places in three boroughs.
Stop number one was Brooklyn, around mile 4. For NYC, it wasn't very crowded, so this was a great place to see the girls. They were wearing these feathery diddly-bopper things on their heads to make them easier to find and THANK GOODNESS because the NYC marathon is so crowded...I mean NON-STOP runners.
Mile 4 is also complicated because depending on which wave you were in, you could be on opposite sides of the street. Bill and I got there early with my favorite sign that I made (I made four of them). This one said "2476 calories burnt = 17 beers!" We got lots of laughs, thumbs up and just general attention for it. Some people even took pictures. And we saw GINA!!! I was so excited and screamed her name as she ran by! Bill and I ducked back into the subway and RAN under the street to see Pam on the other side! Yay! We saw her! Then we ducked back into the subway and RAN under the street again to see Donna. (The girls were all in different corrals). No luck. And we were getting super close to the time we needed to be on the train to our next stop in Queens. I was bummed, but we had to run to catch the train before we saw Donna. :(
Next stop? Mile 15 in Queens.
This stop was majorly crowded. Bill and I were pushy and got up to the front right before the bridge. The cops kept pushing everyone back, which made me think that I was not going to be able to run with the girls for a little while like I had planned. We had separate candy for each of them as requested, and I was trying to figure out the best way to hand it out. Gina would be first, so I grabbed a handful of candy oranges in one hand and my stick of BodyGlide in the other. Hmmmmm. No Gina. No Gina. My eyes were scanning everywhere for their headbands. I told Bill to get out Pam's Skittles just in case we missed her. We saw all these people that were running AFTER her, so I thought either we had missed her, or she was injured. I was really worried then. Bill said now I know how he feels when he is looking for me. My eyes were getting crazy from all of the scanning of the runners. I told Bill when I ran it next year I was going to wear florescent pink. In this crowd, even their headbands didn't help.
I put the oranges away and grabbed Donna's licorice while simultaneously texting my friend Elida, who was at 23, to see if she had seen Gina.
No Donna either. I was getting really bummed. I felt REALLY bad because they had specifically assigned us to Queens because no one was going to be there. Ptttt.
We hopped on the train and headed to stop 3, which was mile 25.
I got a text from Elida saying Gina just past mile 23. Perfect! That meant I had about 18 minutes before she ran by me. I started scanning the runners again.
Of course, Bill and I only saw ONE of our friends at 25 and it was Pam. We frantically shouted her name, but she was in the zone :)
D'oh. Epic fail.
Luckily, we all met at a bar afterwards to celebrate. I found out that:
1. Gina SMASHED her goal of beating 4 hours by getting a 3:56!!!
2. Pam took 27 minutes off of her January marathon time!!!
3. Donna, Miss 11:49-Minute-Miler ran a 4:33, which is why we didn't see her at all!!!
YAY!!!!!!!!! So exciting!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
A Perfect NY Day!
It's so funny. I complain and complain and complain about the marathon season being too long, and then the week after the marathon? I'm out on the course cheering like crazy!
This past Sunday was the New York City marathon. And one of the mentees in my mentee group was running it, so Gina and I and some other TNT friends decided to go cheer. The marathon starts LATE. The elite women's start is at 9 am and then everyone else goes out based on their corral time. It would kind of stink if you were running it, because you have to be on Staten Island by 5am because they close off all of the bridge traffic. All those people, sitting around for 5 hours, waiting to run? Yuck!
Our meeting spot was at 116th Street and 5th Avenue, up in East Harlem. It was mile 22 and we figured it was a good place to see the elites and all of the other runners too. I got there at 10:00, followed shortly by my TNT buddies. We saw a lot of the wheelchair athletes...and then? YAY! We saw Paula Radcliffe, and once again I was starstruck. And then I saw Kara Goucher!!! She is my hero! So I was super super excited.
But I have to say, even though I get a thrill out of seeing all of the superstar runners, my favorite part of watching the marathon is cheering for the normal people...people with times like mine. :) I was also so excited when I saw a Roncker shirt in the crowd. I punched Pam in the arm and was like "HEY! I USED TO RUN WITH HIM!!!" and I started waving to him wildly and he smiled and waved back and then I was like "That was stupid. If I was running a three-hour marathon there is no way I would be waving to some girl that I may or may not remember."
We all went crazy with the cowbells and with our signs and of course yelled out everyone's name on their singlet. We went REALLY crazy when we saw other TNT people. And they usually waved back or smiled. And I think I pissed some people off too. Because when people started to walk I would say things like "You can do it! You look great! Just stick with it." Some people smiled at me, some people started running, but some people smiled at me like "Shut up lady. I don't see you running 22 miles." I also saw Jim, from last season's Biggest Loser (which I love).
It was a lot of fun. We stayed till almost the very end (4:30ish?) and we were the only people left cheering. And now all of us have sore throats :)
This past Sunday was the New York City marathon. And one of the mentees in my mentee group was running it, so Gina and I and some other TNT friends decided to go cheer. The marathon starts LATE. The elite women's start is at 9 am and then everyone else goes out based on their corral time. It would kind of stink if you were running it, because you have to be on Staten Island by 5am because they close off all of the bridge traffic. All those people, sitting around for 5 hours, waiting to run? Yuck!
Our meeting spot was at 116th Street and 5th Avenue, up in East Harlem. It was mile 22 and we figured it was a good place to see the elites and all of the other runners too. I got there at 10:00, followed shortly by my TNT buddies. We saw a lot of the wheelchair athletes...and then? YAY! We saw Paula Radcliffe, and once again I was starstruck. And then I saw Kara Goucher!!! She is my hero! So I was super super excited.
But I have to say, even though I get a thrill out of seeing all of the superstar runners, my favorite part of watching the marathon is cheering for the normal people...people with times like mine. :) I was also so excited when I saw a Roncker shirt in the crowd. I punched Pam in the arm and was like "HEY! I USED TO RUN WITH HIM!!!" and I started waving to him wildly and he smiled and waved back and then I was like "That was stupid. If I was running a three-hour marathon there is no way I would be waving to some girl that I may or may not remember."
We all went crazy with the cowbells and with our signs and of course yelled out everyone's name on their singlet. We went REALLY crazy when we saw other TNT people. And they usually waved back or smiled. And I think I pissed some people off too. Because when people started to walk I would say things like "You can do it! You look great! Just stick with it." Some people smiled at me, some people started running, but some people smiled at me like "Shut up lady. I don't see you running 22 miles." I also saw Jim, from last season's Biggest Loser (which I love).
It was a lot of fun. We stayed till almost the very end (4:30ish?) and we were the only people left cheering. And now all of us have sore throats :)
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Boo!
Looks like I didn't make it into NYC. My friend Julie from work didn't make it in either :(
The good thing about this is that I already know that I have another marathon lined up AND everyone that I've talked to has really loved the Marine Corps Marathon and its course which is super flat. Hurrah! Maybe I can get my 4:30 then.
The bad thing is that I really wanted to get into NYC. There's always 2010, when I will have guaranteed entry. Unfortunately, I joined the NYRR too late to make guaranteed entry for next year.
I have also never been to Washington DC before, so I am looking forward to the trip. I might tack an extra few days on for sight-seeing.
Tonight I have a two-hour injury clinic. I'm hoping to pick up some good tips.
The good thing about this is that I already know that I have another marathon lined up AND everyone that I've talked to has really loved the Marine Corps Marathon and its course which is super flat. Hurrah! Maybe I can get my 4:30 then.
The bad thing is that I really wanted to get into NYC. There's always 2010, when I will have guaranteed entry. Unfortunately, I joined the NYRR too late to make guaranteed entry for next year.
I have also never been to Washington DC before, so I am looking forward to the trip. I might tack an extra few days on for sight-seeing.
Tonight I have a two-hour injury clinic. I'm hoping to pick up some good tips.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
ARGHHHH going crazy
Yesterday I found out that the lottery for the NYC marathon is TODAY not Friday. It is making me crazy. But I've been really good so far and have only checked twice. IBUT the lottery goes until 11:59 tonight.They said that you would know for sure by then. That is frustrating too, because I could not sleep last night. I kept waking up every 15 minutes. I think its because I had the NYRR Anniversary race this morning. It was at 5:30 and I am ALWAYS nervous about races and can't sleep. Unfortunately, it rained like crazy this morning. I already am not a morning person. It didn't help that I hadn't gotten any sleep. Running in the cold, pouring rain on top of that? I pooped out. Just before the alarm was going to go off at 4am I asked Bill "Do you just want to skip this? It is pouring down rain." Luckily, I had coerced him into running it too, and I don't think he wanted to anymore than I did.
Turns out I am glad I didn't. Yesterday was my first run in over a week (there was no way to run in London with my crazy schedule). It was six miles in Central Park. I was kind of pushing myself too. (Even though I only ended up with a 58:40). It was super hot and muggy and I made the mistake of not hydrating at all until the 4th mile. I was sooooo thirsty. I was running with Kaitlyn, who I've been running with since the first practice. We don't like to stop at the fountains, especially since the TNT team sort of runs in a pack. There tend to be lines like crazy at the fountains and it just breaks up our momentum. We finally decided to stop and the fountain was broken! Grrr. Luckily, we knew there was one at the bottom of the park. By that point we only had one mile left! It never ceases to amaze me how much the heat slows me down. I mean I felt like I was really pushing it, but I was so off of my usual Central Park Loop time from the winter.
The point is, that it is probably good that I didn't do the 5 mile race this morning because my achilles was all clicky like it gets sometimes. Gross.
I did feel bad though, because I thought it was a nice thing for the NYRR to put on this race. Entry was free and everything. I'm betting a lot of people didn't show up :(
AND this week is Running Week (but I don't know if that is just in New York or everywhere).
Turns out I am glad I didn't. Yesterday was my first run in over a week (there was no way to run in London with my crazy schedule). It was six miles in Central Park. I was kind of pushing myself too. (Even though I only ended up with a 58:40). It was super hot and muggy and I made the mistake of not hydrating at all until the 4th mile. I was sooooo thirsty. I was running with Kaitlyn, who I've been running with since the first practice. We don't like to stop at the fountains, especially since the TNT team sort of runs in a pack. There tend to be lines like crazy at the fountains and it just breaks up our momentum. We finally decided to stop and the fountain was broken! Grrr. Luckily, we knew there was one at the bottom of the park. By that point we only had one mile left! It never ceases to amaze me how much the heat slows me down. I mean I felt like I was really pushing it, but I was so off of my usual Central Park Loop time from the winter.
The point is, that it is probably good that I didn't do the 5 mile race this morning because my achilles was all clicky like it gets sometimes. Gross.
I did feel bad though, because I thought it was a nice thing for the NYRR to put on this race. Entry was free and everything. I'm betting a lot of people didn't show up :(
AND this week is Running Week (but I don't know if that is just in New York or everywhere).
Friday, May 23, 2008
Nervously Waiting on a Reply
I feel like I am trying to get into college again.
Well, I mean, that was a much more important decision, but that's how I FEEL.
I just submitted my lottery form for the ING New York City Marathon. We don't find out until mid-June whether we make it or not (actually I think my coach said it would be on the 21st...but there was no indication from the confirmation email I just received). I mean, the world will not be over if I don't get in. And if I don't get in, I still get to run the Marine Corps Marathon in DC. But even so, I would really like to get into the New York City Marathon. It is one of those "life goal" things.
I guess if I don't get in (and I don't get in the next two times I apply) I have guaranteed entry. :) Unfortunately, I joined the NYRR too late to get guaranteed entry for next year.
Keeping my fingers crossed!
Well, I mean, that was a much more important decision, but that's how I FEEL.
I just submitted my lottery form for the ING New York City Marathon. We don't find out until mid-June whether we make it or not (actually I think my coach said it would be on the 21st...but there was no indication from the confirmation email I just received). I mean, the world will not be over if I don't get in. And if I don't get in, I still get to run the Marine Corps Marathon in DC. But even so, I would really like to get into the New York City Marathon. It is one of those "life goal" things.
I guess if I don't get in (and I don't get in the next two times I apply) I have guaranteed entry. :) Unfortunately, I joined the NYRR too late to get guaranteed entry for next year.
Keeping my fingers crossed!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Making Use of my NYRR Membership
I finally got my New York Road Runner's membership card in the mail! I had decided not to get involved in the New York running community until after the marathon. It is just too crazy with my work and training schedule right now. And besides, most of the group runs are too short for my training schedule right now. So I am looking forward to taking full advantage of my membership in May. It will be a good way to make sure I keep running.
However, I noticed that they have a lecture this week. They occasionally run lectures that have to do with running and are free to NYRR members ($5 for non-members). It is right in my neighborhood AND it's called "The Art and Science of Fueling the Running Body". They couldn't have made it easier for me to go to it :)
I have been obsessed with runner's nutrition ever since I started eating correctly because A) It has helped me lose 10 lbs this training season, which I swear is making me run faster, and B) it is giving me a whole lot of energy that I didn't have before, which I KNOW is making me run faster. So I'm pretty excited to go. Plus, it's always good to meet other runners. I will just have to bite the bullet and make myself overcome the shyness I usually have at these kind of things.
The lecture is being put on by Dr. Lewis G. Maharam, who is the medical director for the New York Marathon and a columnist for Runnersworld, Dr. Felicia D. Stoler, the sports nutrition coordinator for the NYC Marathon (she is also the host of some show on TLC called "Honey We're Killing the Kids" andHeidi Skolnick who is the nutritionist for the New York Giants.
I'm also going to an informational meeting next week on Team In Training. I wanted to check them out since Team CdLS will be running Chicago (and not New York) this year. I've heard mostly good things about running with them, but I want to check it out for myself. I am also going to look into other charities too, because I would really really like to run New York in the fall.
Tonight is my last round of Yassos (10!!!).
However, I noticed that they have a lecture this week. They occasionally run lectures that have to do with running and are free to NYRR members ($5 for non-members). It is right in my neighborhood AND it's called "The Art and Science of Fueling the Running Body". They couldn't have made it easier for me to go to it :)
I have been obsessed with runner's nutrition ever since I started eating correctly because A) It has helped me lose 10 lbs this training season, which I swear is making me run faster, and B) it is giving me a whole lot of energy that I didn't have before, which I KNOW is making me run faster. So I'm pretty excited to go. Plus, it's always good to meet other runners. I will just have to bite the bullet and make myself overcome the shyness I usually have at these kind of things.
The lecture is being put on by Dr. Lewis G. Maharam, who is the medical director for the New York Marathon and a columnist for Runnersworld, Dr. Felicia D. Stoler, the sports nutrition coordinator for the NYC Marathon (she is also the host of some show on TLC called "Honey We're Killing the Kids" andHeidi Skolnick who is the nutritionist for the New York Giants.
I'm also going to an informational meeting next week on Team In Training. I wanted to check them out since Team CdLS will be running Chicago (and not New York) this year. I've heard mostly good things about running with them, but I want to check it out for myself. I am also going to look into other charities too, because I would really really like to run New York in the fall.
Tonight is my last round of Yassos (10!!!).
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Gambling
Let's hope that I'm lucky with odds...
I was online today trying to figure out what my odds are of getting into the New York Marathon. I have been holding off on my application, because I JUST joined the NYRR, and there is a section on the application that asks for your membership number. I don't think it makes a difference, because I didn't join until this week and I haven't run 9 races with the NYRR anyway (if you registered by January 31st of last year and ran 9 NYRR races, you are guaranteed entry). But when I got my email receipt it said to wait for your membership number if you were going to register for the NYC Marathon. So I figured that was important.
Anyway, what sucks is that I don't get my number until next week via email and it's 2-4 weeks before I get my actual card. I KNOW it shouldn't really matter since the whole thing is a lottery and they don't start drawing until June, but I am still antsy about the whole thing. I want to get in really badly. (It's kind of like how I sent my college applications in waaaaay ahead of time even for the schools that didn't have rolling admission).
The other thing that stinks is that I was reading this thread on Runner's World. Apparently, it's MORE DIFFICULT to get in if you are a New Yorker!!! What?! No fair!
I don't know where this comes from, but two people mentioned it. Of course the official website is of no help on this issue.
I guess I just have to cross my fingers.
I was online today trying to figure out what my odds are of getting into the New York Marathon. I have been holding off on my application, because I JUST joined the NYRR, and there is a section on the application that asks for your membership number. I don't think it makes a difference, because I didn't join until this week and I haven't run 9 races with the NYRR anyway (if you registered by January 31st of last year and ran 9 NYRR races, you are guaranteed entry). But when I got my email receipt it said to wait for your membership number if you were going to register for the NYC Marathon. So I figured that was important.
Anyway, what sucks is that I don't get my number until next week via email and it's 2-4 weeks before I get my actual card. I KNOW it shouldn't really matter since the whole thing is a lottery and they don't start drawing until June, but I am still antsy about the whole thing. I want to get in really badly. (It's kind of like how I sent my college applications in waaaaay ahead of time even for the schools that didn't have rolling admission).
The other thing that stinks is that I was reading this thread on Runner's World. Apparently, it's MORE DIFFICULT to get in if you are a New Yorker!!! What?! No fair!
I don't know where this comes from, but two people mentioned it. Of course the official website is of no help on this issue.
I guess I just have to cross my fingers.
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