Well, the NY Marathon came and went and
the bomb did disappoint and missed my mark of 3.30 by more than a minute per mile. A few things here, I didn't reach the start line until 12 minutes after the 'gun' but I don't think this should matter as we all had timing chips. Regardless, pretty disappointed in this, but the experience was incredible, already applied for next year. As you recall, it was Nevada Day the 31st, just before the race on the 1st. I did my requisite shot of whiskey, had 5 vodka sodas, and 2 beers and got in at 1.30a to wake up at 5.30 to get to the start. However, I did get an extra hour of sleep for daylight savings. I approached the race as I would normally approach a long run, so I didn't change anything, including alcohol consumption. Had I skipped the booze and went to bed early, I don't think it would've mattered, not going to use that as a rationalization. All in all, a good time, I just didn't expect to be running shoulder to shoulder at mile 20, it was pretty exhausting dodging people.
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Congratulations eBomb!
Because
of you the 40th running of the ING New York City Marathon 2009 was the largest
and most successful ever.
This
race had a feel of destiny: more than 43,000 finishers, thousands of charity
runners, the city abuzz for days. We saw our wheelchair champion, Edith
Hunkeler, win a fifth title and Kurt Fearnley win his fourth consecutive by an
inch. A towering figure in the sport and the first Ethiopian women’s winner,
Derartu Tulu, took the crown, and our first American men’s champion in 27 years,
Meb Keflezighi, won it all to make history.
And
you—with your accomplishment, you’ve earned the admiration and respect of
everyone. Your official finishing time is: 4:02:45.
For
complete results, including more split times than we’ve ever had available
before, visit
our results page. For the first time, our ING New York City Marathon 2010
application is available today, while you’re still buzzing. Apply
for the 2010 race lottery.
To
you and all of the 43,475 champions in our Class of 2009, congratulations from
all of us at NYRR.
All
my admiration,
Mary
Wittenberg
Race Director, ING New York City
Marathon
President and CEO, New York Road Runners |
