Finish Time

5:07:50


2008's Finish time:
5:29:13

Mile 14 time posted

2:27:42

Half Marathon time posted

2:17:31


2008's half marathon:
2:25:41

20K time posted

2:09:48


2008's 20k:
2:17:07

15K time posted

1:35:22


2008's 15k:
1:39:53

Mile 18

Just past 18.


Ran the entire Queensboro Bridge and "that bridge is a bitch."

10K time posted

1:01:53


2008's 10k:
1:05:49

Mile 10

Al just past the 10 mile mark.

He's keeping under 11:25 a mile, which means he's on course to break 5 hours today.

I'll post the official times once I get them.

5K time posted

0:30:17


For comparison:
2008's 5K time: 0:33:08

Pete and i

Moments before the start. Hopefully updates will follow.

It's go time!

Race day is here!

We spent last night at Colette's house in Staten Island. She is
dropping us off at the start. More to you......

At the finish

Do we even still need to run?

Central Park late afternoon

I've run by this lake several times and never noticed it before.

The weekend plan

Pete and I will be heading to NYC shortly. First stop is the Javits Center to get our bib numbers and timing chips and whatever goodies they give us for a $185 entry fee. Then we'll park my car in parking garage near the finish line and then head down to Staten Island via Subways and the ferry. We are staying at someone's house near the finish line. It should prove interesting.

Tomorrow we're up and heading to the start. Pete is in the 10:10 wave, I'm in the 10:40 wave. Mary and her friends will wait for me somewhere on First Ave. for a quick visit hopefully around 3PM. Then I finish and we dog pile into my car and drive home.

Seems simple, doesn't it.....

NY Marathon training complete

Basic 3.5 mile treadmill run finished up training for NY. This gives me 760 miles for the year. The forecast for Sunday is perfect for me. 50 degrees and sunny. I will blog Saturday at the expo and in Staten Island and the morning of the race. Lauren will blog for me during the race unless it goes badly and I end up blogging myself. My goal again is to break 5 hours.