Only one race remains on my 2015 running calendar, and it’s a big one! It truly has been another epic year of running for me, and I get to cap it off with another of the six marathon majors in just 10 days!
Yes, the New York City Marathon is quickly approaching. Deep into taper mode at this point, it’s really all now about the planning. Logistics and mental preparedness. The body is ready. Legs have recovered from Chicago, and the only things that remain for me before the race are a few short runs, and a road trip to New York.
Tomorrow is my last day off from work until I leave on my NY journey next Wednesday. I plan on getting my race shirt emblazoned with the names of my charity donors. It’s not too late to donate. I still have not hit my fundraising goal, so with any donation to my charity partner, the James Blake Foundation, your name will be proudly inscribed on my shirt! Your thoughtfulness will get permanently written on my shirt so that you too, will get to run the streets of NYC with me.
Click on the following link to be taken directly to my fundraising page on Crowdrise, where you can make a donation in any amount with just a few clicks. Thank you so much for your help in the fight against cancer.
Because of the fact that I am going to absolutely slay this race, I have been placed into Corral 1, right along with all of the Professional men. Yep, starting with the likes of Meb Keflezghi. Yes, he is my special friend and inspiration.
I gest. Yes, we’ve clearly met, but I doubt I’ll even see him on race day. Only in my dreams could I run as fast as he can. :). I do, however, plan on giving this race my all. I will be running with inspiration. Running for my charity partner. Running for those suffering with cancer.
So, as the countdown to New York continues, tomorrow we enter the single digits. It’s all becoming very real. The countless hours I’ve spent fundraising, the countless hours pounding the pavement will all culminate as I line up on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge at 9:50am for a three hour plus run through the streets of New York City. I couldn’t be more excited! It all begins in just ten days.
Running Wild 