7 Days To Go... Too Much Nervous Energy...

Seven days to go. I am nervous as hell. I have done the miles and I am confident I will finish, but in what shape I don't know. I ran the pace calculator on the Runner World website. Based on my last races I could finish the race anywhere from 3:08 to 3:18. Anything faster than 3:10 and I qualify for Boston, but I will be happy as long as I finish strong and looking good for those finishing pictures.

Anyway stay tuned on Marathon Day to see how I do. By the way for my fellow blogging runners. Good luck and have a great race. Since I have been asked, if you wish to have your blog updated real time with your race information first set-up a Mail-to-Blogger Address under E-mail on the Settings Tab of your Blogger Blog, then sign-up for the free Athlete Alert service through the Official NYC Marathon Website and add your Mail-to-Blogger Address as one of the Five e-mail addresses to send live alerts to. Your blog will be updated as you hit several key race milestones.

Marathon Start Info...

After the elite women start the New York City Marathon, the race starts for the rest of us in 3 waves spaced about 20 mins apart. I am in the 1st wave Orange Start just behind the sub-elite guys which starts at 9:40 AM. This blog will automatically be updated real time with information about my marathon progress. So check and refresh frequently on race day, Nov 2.

Two Weeks to the Marathon...

I did 20 miles today. Not one of my best long runs, but I completed it. One more long run like that I think. I have not decided on what mileage to do next weekend, one week before the race. Part of me thinks I should take it easy but I also think I had a couple of weeks of slacking and a 20 miler a week before the race will not hurt me.

Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 79 ft Location: Long Island City, NY, Elev. Gain: +7 ft Date: 10/19/08 Up/Downhill: [+1250/-1243] Time: 09:58 AM Difficulty: 4.2 / 5.0 Weather: COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR QUEENS COUNTY, NASSAU COUNTY, NY UNTIL SUN OCT 19 2008 01:00 PM EDT 47 F temp; 48% humidity 47 F heat index; winds NNE 15 mph Performance Distance: 20.20 miles Time: 2:52:31 Speed: 7.0 mph Pace: 8' 32 /mi Calories: 2588

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Just Over Two Weeks To Go...

I know I have not posted anything for a while. I have been both lazy and busy. My training got a little bit off track but I have mostly got it together the last couple of weeks. Normally I should be tapering off now but I instead plan to peak for the race. I'll do a 20 mile run tomorrow and another one next weekend (week before the race) for a total number of five 20's and at least 6 longs runs ranging from 14 to 18 miles. I think this will work-out for me since my legs are relatively fresh because of missed running days and because I did more training on the treadmill than when training for past marathons. As for fundraising I am $228 from meeting my $3000 goal commitment. I should be able to reach the goal before the deadline.