Year TWO of not making the NY Marathon cut.
DANG!
I ran NY in 2007 (I got in that year because I was a sponsored amateur athlete for Team Toyota). It is a really wonderful marathon. The course is exceptional, the crowd support non-stop and fantastic, and really is quite the experience.
Last year, I entered the lottery and so did my friends Mary and Nat. Nat got in, but deferred to this year. She opted out for this year because of Ironman.
I put my name in the lottery for this year. I put my name in the first day registration opened.
I was hoping that I'd be still in pretty decent shape after Ironman (how ever that ends up...) and that NY would be like a swan-song for 2010.
Nope.
No such luck.
I guess the gods are really just taking care of me, allowing me to train fully for IM WI so I can ROCK THE HOUSE there (or at least finish before they turn off the clock...)
Still and all, a little bummed about NY 2010...but there is always next year, right?
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Thursday, June 4, 2009
NY = No Go, Buddy Can You Spare a Dime???
So, lottery results are in for New York, but alas, I am not.
I have at least one friend who IS in, but I'll wait for Friend X to let the world know...
I'm bummed, but not totally hopeless.
I could potentially get in by being a Charity Runner. I'll be mulling over this option for a day or two and then decide.
There is a part of me that says "Okay, you didn't get in. Let the chips lie where they may".
Another part says "HEY! You are only getting older. You want to try to get in to NY next year AND potentially do IM WI? What are you, TWENTY? New York is already expensive, why not just buck up and run for a good cause???"
In the meantime:
I'm wrapping up my time here in Charlotte. I've been here on business the last few days. Nice city, polite people, interesting downtown. Loooove the weather. Hot, humid -- just my cup of tea.
Not so much back in Minneapolis, where the temps have been "reasonable" but the evenings still chilly.
My first outdoor tri is Saturday -- yes, THIS Saturday -- and I'm already preparing my list of "I won't do the event if..." list.
The first big IF is IF there is still ice on the lake.
Ha ha.
I have at least one friend who IS in, but I'll wait for Friend X to let the world know...
I'm bummed, but not totally hopeless.
I could potentially get in by being a Charity Runner. I'll be mulling over this option for a day or two and then decide.
There is a part of me that says "Okay, you didn't get in. Let the chips lie where they may".
Another part says "HEY! You are only getting older. You want to try to get in to NY next year AND potentially do IM WI? What are you, TWENTY? New York is already expensive, why not just buck up and run for a good cause???"
In the meantime:
I'm wrapping up my time here in Charlotte. I've been here on business the last few days. Nice city, polite people, interesting downtown. Loooove the weather. Hot, humid -- just my cup of tea.
Not so much back in Minneapolis, where the temps have been "reasonable" but the evenings still chilly.
My first outdoor tri is Saturday -- yes, THIS Saturday -- and I'm already preparing my list of "I won't do the event if..." list.
The first big IF is IF there is still ice on the lake.
Ha ha.
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