Wish me luck.

I am running the NYC Half Marathon (for the 3rd time) today!!

1. 2019 (recovering from a calf injury)
   • 2020 (virtual since it was COVID cancelled)
   • 2022 (virtual in order to get into 2023)
   • 2023 (DNS – broken foot)
2. 2024 (recovering from a sprained ankle)

I’m particularly excited because it will be my last time running this race but for the first time, I will be running over the Brooklyn Bridge.

Last Week –

• Sunday – Another gym morning and beautiful weather.

In the evening, I went to a goodbye party for one of our running friends who is moving to Mass to be closer to her grandkids.

• Monday – WFH all week… YAY!

I was going to go to PT before work but with such a busy week and my back feeling better, I cancelled.

Another beautiful day and so I went for a run at lunch.

I know it is fake spring because it’s March in the NE and I looked ahead at the weather…

After work, I took advantage of the nice weather and went for a walk with my granddaughter.

• Tuesday – A busy work day but I did go for a walk on the rail tail after work with a friend. It felt like summer!!!

• Wednesday – I got in a gym visit before work…

and then after work, I had plans to go to UAlbany to run a loop and then to meet my friend Heidi to run another loop with her. It was very windy all day and as soon as I was done with work, it started to pour.  So we cancelled.

I went to do some errands and of course the rain stopped.

So I headed to the rail trail before the next bout of rain.

• Thursday – I cancelled my chiro appt for today for the same reason as above.

Instead I went out to dinner and to a show with my tennis friends.

• Friday- I stopped off at the office, got a new phone (at lunch)

and then after work I planned to squeeze in my last run before the big race. I looked outside and a snow squall!! What?  I took it as a sign to skip it.

Then I packed and played mah jongg.

• Saturday – Stan, Sherry and I took an early train to NYC. After we checked into our hotel, we had lunch and then we headed to expo which was held at the Javitz Center (for the first time).

Eventually we carb loaded at …

Afterward we visited the new One Times Square viewing deck

and then took the subway back downtown to try to go to bed early.

• Sunday – RACE DAY! UNITED NYC HALF MARATHON!

Our hotel is downtown so it will be easy to catch the subway to the race start which is in Prospect Park, Brooklyn… but more inconvenient after the race which ends in Central Park.

More details to come…

This Coming Week on the Run – 

• Monday –  OFF – train home
• Tuesday – hair appt
• Wednesday – PM run
• Thursday – AM run, PT talk, pack
• Friday – FLY To Asheville, NC
• Saturday – Asheville Half Marathon
• Sunday – sightsee, fly home

This Coming Week on the Blog – 

• Tuesday – United NYC Half Marathon Race Recap
• Friday – 5 reasons to Run a Half Marathon Tomorrow

Happy Running! Training for any big or small races?  How ‘s your winter weather? Any signs of spring? Any race-cations planned? Have you been to Adheville? Please share.

 

 

 

 

 

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