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NYC Marathon-Numbers and Lessons Learned

I can’t believe that the New York City Marathon (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) was only 10 days ago; it already feels much longer than that.  For the month leading up to the marathon I dedicated each Wednesday to race related topics (Motivation, Logistics, Packing, Fueling, Outfits).  I thought it would be appropriate to wrap up Marathon Wednesdays with a post marathon look at the numbers, lessons learned, and what is next for me. By the Numbers Number of…

New York City Marathon Race Recap Part 1

November 4, 2014  What an incredible race experience - from beginning to end. I cannot believe this time yesterday I finished my second marathon!  Image: TSC NYC Marathon My journey to the NYC Marathon actually took quite a few years.  I entered the NYC marathon lottery in 2008 knowing that my chances of acceptance were slim. At that time entrants who were declined via lottery 3 years in a row were given automatic entry in the 4th year (this policy…

NYC Marathon Countdown – Race Day Outfit

October 29, 2014 When I first introduced my NYC Marathon Countdown series it was a little under 5 weeks until race weekend.  Now the countdown is under 5 days!  We talked motivation, logistics, packing, and fueling.  Now onto the important stuff…what should I wear?      The Sunday forecast has been hovering in the 48-50°F range with a slight chance of precipitation; ideal temperatures for me (minus the rain).  These are the race outfits I am considering – which option(s) do…

NYC Marathon Training 10/20-10/26 – Week 19

October 27, 2014 Congrats to all the MCM runners this past weekend (10K and Marathoners). Week 19 is complete and we enter Week 20 - yes!! This week is full on taper time - I think I will enjoy it.  I have a few yoga classes lined up and a stretching session with my trainer.  Monday 10/20 - Rest day  Tuesday 10/21 - Rest day Wednesday 10/22 - Rest day Thursday 10/23 - 6 miles + 60 minutes personal training Friday 10/24 -…

NYC Marathon Countdown – Marathon Fueling

October 22, 2014 Hello Wednesday! We are under the 2 week mark - eeks! Yesterday Tata released the 2014 TSC New York City Marathon Mobile App - so exciting.  On Monday, you may have seen my corral/wave information.  Yes, a 10:55AM start - that is about 3 hours later than a “typical” start time.  Nice that I can sleep in (sort of haha), but what to do about eating? (Courtney noticed this).  So I thought this would be a good…

NYC Marathon Training 10/13-10/19 – Week 18

October 20, 2014 And another week of training is complete.  Fall is flying by! This week I received my bib and corral information for the marathon - this was pretty exciting! Anyone starting with me? Sorry, no bib number listed yet.. trying to prevent the bib-crashing. Monday 10/13 - 1 mile + 60 minutes barre Tuesday 10/14 - 2 miles + 60 minutes personal training Wednesday 10/15 - 60 minutes barre Thursday 10/16 - 1 mile + 60 minutes yogalates + 60 minutes personal…

NYC Marathon Countdown – Packing List

October 15, 2014 Happy Wednesday and welcome to another NYC Marathon Countdown post.  Today I am sharing my Marathon Packing List - I love lists!  If you have your own packing list feel free to share you link in the comments - I love crowdsourcing and getting new ideas (I can round them up in next week’s post if you like).  Eventually I’ll figure out how to make this a downloadable list. In related news, NYRR will be posting my…

NYC Marathon Training 8/4-8/17 – Weeks 8 & 9

August 18, 2014 The summer is quickly passing by.  Sunrise is a few minutes later and sunset is a few minutes earlier each day.  I am enjoying these cooler DC temps as of late, and looking forward to fall.  After coming back from vacation, I feel like I am getting back on schedule - training wise. Here are my training logs for the past two weeks since I missed Week 7: Week 7  Monday 8/4 - Hiked up Montreal’s Mont…

NYC Marathon Training 6/23-6/29 – Week 2

June 30, 2014 And 2014 is officially half way over! Eeeeks! Here is how my week went: Monday 6/23 - Rest day Tuesday 6/24 - Rest day Wednesday 6/25 - 2 mile run  Thursday 6/26 - 1/2 mile walk + 60 minutes personal training  Friday 6/27 - 1 mile walk + 60 minutes spinning + 60 minutes personal training  Saturday 6/28 - 6 mile run + 1 mile walk Sunday 6/29 - 2 mile run (20 min run + cool down)  Total: 12.5 miles  This was a pretty good…

TSC New York City Marathon Drawing

March 26, 2014 Today is the TSC New York City Marathon drawing! As you may recall I deferred my 2013 guaranteed entry to this year (I was rejected 3x from the lottery, 2014 is the last year they will offer this type of guaranteed entry). If you are newer to running, you may find some of the larger races (ten milers, half marathons, or marathons) have implemented lotteries, time qualifications etc. to facilitate the registration process. Good luck to all…