Run All the Places

Here is part three and final chapter to my New York Marathon wrap up: Part of what I learned from the Hanson method was breaking up the marathon into 6 mile segments. I ran each segment only focusing on those 6 miles. It was a new tactic and it was a game changer. Miles 1-6 While waiting on the bridge in Staten Island my corral and I were impatiently anticipating when our cannon would go off. I was surrounded by people from all over the world and from all walks of life. I had an Italian woman help me fix my back bib that stated who I was racing for, I talked to a New Yorker about what our goal time was and what I should expect from this course, I jumped up and down a few times, I just wanted to go and was open to any distraction possible. Finally they announced the elite men who were starting on the bridge under us. What followed was a beautiful rendition of the national anthem and then all of a sudden our cannon sounded.  Was this it? I didn't see anything that said

This is part two of my New York marathon wrap up. Since I had close to four hours at the starting village, this post is about the time before the canon went off. Pre-Race Jitters in the Best Starting Village of All time  For years I have heard two things from people who had run the New York Marathon: You have to do it and the wait before the start is the ABSOLUTE worst.  So mentally I was prepared for the WORST, which for me is not enough porta potties. Not enough porta potties means lines, and lines mean I could miss my start because I had to do my business. All runners know the pre race poo is of the utmost importance. What I got instead of the ABSOLUTE worst was the BEST starting village I have ever waited in (sorry Boston, you are now second). There was free coffee, SWAG, bananas, bagels, water, Gatorade, gels, hot cocoa, hot tea, and almost NO LINES FOR THE PORTA POTTIES!  The part about the start that is the worst is the fact that we had to be up at 4:30 AM to get

So it has been a week since the New York Marathon. A week of not running. A week of eating all the food. A week of processing. A week of much needed rest. I have now officially ran 10 marathons, all 3 American World Abbott Majors, and 8 states. This one was special for so many reasons. I finally broke the 3:15 barrier by running a 5 minute PR. Personal bests are nothing compared to meeting my fundraising goal for Parkinson's research and seeing the impact the Michael J. Fox Foundation has made on people affected by Parkinson's disease. So just a heads up, this wrap up is going to be in multiple posts. Here is Part One to my New York Adventure, my reminder that running is more than about me: Saturday November 3, 2018 (Expo, Post Expo hangries, Team Fox Dinner) My husband, Michael, and I arrived in the late afternoon on Friday. We shared a hotel with his parents, his brother, and my cousin in a small room located in Time Square. His mother and I both ran the marathon so