Said a man passionately at about mile 4-5 of the marathon. I know why he said it. I was so off the back of the pack, it wasn’t even close. I thought about my dad and how he would probably cheer the same thing. I ran the next mile in tears. I wanted to be…
Almost finished packing to leave for the Big Apple! So exciting! NYC psted this women’s preview: http://www.letsrun.com/news/2013/10/013-new-york-city-marathon-womens-preview-wins-600000-epic-clash-edna-kiplagat-priscah-jeptoo/ which lists all of the “elites” that have been invited. Note there are just 14 Americans listed here, and just 37 total (international + USA). It’s smaller than in years previous. It still is unbelievable to see my…
Just over a week until the ING NYC Marathon! Crazy. Normally I would not try back-to-back marathons, but my original plan was to snag the standard at Chicago and then RACE NYC to just see what I had. I was lucky enough to get an invitation to compete in NYC’s professional women’s division again this…