RuntheMouse
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Thanks you too!Awesome! Good luck!
Thanks you too!Awesome! Good luck!
Me too! Maybe it will actually be in-person this year.The only current fall race I have planned is the Army 10 Miler in October. I'm sure i will do at least one or two halves, but still trying to figure out which ones.
SAFD: DC Race the District half marathon in September and Philadelphia Marathon in November. I'm targeting sub-4 for Philadelphia, my first marathon, and the HM will be a tune-up race to see if I'm on the right track - so I'll be targeting somewhere in the neighborhood of 1:49:00 or so depending on heat (which would be a big PR for me).
Wait, are we running the same race? September 18?
I have three races this fall. I think that’s plenty.Good Morning runDisney All-Stars! It is time for a new SAFD question. Today’s question: With fall races around the corner, what races are you running? Any major goals?
Which race are you doing in WV?SAFD: Right now, we’re registered for a half in West Virginia in August (before the pandemic, DH and I were collecting states where we’d done a race of at least ten miles; WV is a glaring white space in the map we were coloring for completed states). In November, I’m doing the Space Coast Half, while DH does the full. There‘s nothing else officially on the calendar after that until MW and PW.
If we‘re home that weekend, there’s a great local half in October that I’d like to do. DS24 recently moved to Boston, and we want to go visit in either September or October. If there’s something good there when we visit, perhaps we can collect Massachusetts on our map. We currently have 17 states and two Canadian provinces in our collection, but it’s been quite a while since we added anything new.
ETA: Also we have DC. We didn’t think MCM counted, since it doesn’t start and end in DC, so we did a half that was in the District just to count it as completed.
If I do not do that race, I will be searching for a different half in November or December as MW prep. Any Midwest recommendations? I live in Central Ohio.
The New York Marathon is awesome. I was fortunate enough to run it in 2018 and would love to get to experience it again. Hopefully you are able to get there a couple days early and/or not jumping on a plane immediately afterwards. My wife and I had a blast Friday night at the opening ceremonies and then again at the finish line late Sunday watching and celebrating the "Final Finishers'. We also both did light shake-out runs in Central Park around the reservoir and the energy there was fantastic.I am running the New York Marathon in November as part of the Celiac Awareness Foundation. Very excited, this will be my first Marathon Major and first time in New York.
I was going to recommend this same thing. I've run the Monumental Marathon 2017, 2019, and 2021. If you like running knowing you will likely have a cool/cold start, it has been very good. It always gets some strong runners in both the full and half. It is well-organized and most people I know consider it to be a nice PR type course.The Monumental Marathon weekend in Indianapolis is in early November. I've never done it because it conflicts with W&D, but its a big race and I've heard good things.
New York City Marathon! Me too, I’m sure I will see you there!! LOLSAFD: I did a 5k yesterday, then I’m doing the Tour de Fleurs in Dallas in September, New York City marathon in November and the Dallas 10k/Half Marathon challenge in December.
It is a great race!SAFD: Nothing but Dopey training at the moment. I am seriously considering the Detroit International Half in October but haven’t pulled the trigger yet.
Thanks. I really appreciate the advice. We only get 5 days there so not as much time as I would like. But I will certainly do a shake down in Central Park that Is a great idea and (as long as I am not one of them) going and seeing the final runners sounds like fun and inspiring!The New York Marathon is awesome. I was fortunate enough to run it in 2018 and would love to get to experience it again. Hopefully you are able to get there a couple days early and/or not jumping on a plane immediately afterwards. My wife and I had a blast Friday night at the opening ceremonies and then again at the finish line late Sunday watching and celebrating the "Final Finishers'. We also both did light shake-out runs in Central Park around the reservoir and the energy there was fantastic.
The bulk of the hills are the bridges themselves. Your first mile will be uphill on the Verrazano bridge (leaving Staten Island). The view from the bridge is awesome. But then mile 2 is downhill and fast and takes you into Brooklyn. The crowd support/fun in Brooklyn is great. Just do your best in Brooklyn to keep your pace easier as it was very easy (for me) to go faster than I should have. I ran out of gas by the time I got to Manhattan and that was about 10 miles too early.
You may want to consider starting a couple long runs a bit later in the morning. New York starts later than most marathons and way later than Disney. It felt a little different starting a race that late. Like Disney there is a process to get you to the corrals and then plenty of time sitting around waiting. It is all a great experience though, just know it might feel a bit off schedule if you are an early morning running.
I'm very excited that you get to do this race and experience the city for the first time.
The race director changed since 2018, so not entirely sure they do it the same way. But I'm assuming they've kept this as a big tradition. There were parts of the course that had opened back up to traffic, but the finish line was certainly intact and rocking for the final finishers. There were plenty of spectators there and the DJ, lights, and music were all adding to the celebration. Many of the elite athletes returned for this, so it was cool seeing people like Meb, Shalane, etc. there at the finish line cheering on these athletes. Many of these athletes finishing had very inspiring stories. There were a lot of tears of joy from the finishers, families, and everyone there watching. Seeing people finish 26.2 miles by either "crutching" the whole course, pushing their wheelchairs backwards with their feet (because they had no use of their upper body), etc. was simply amazing. It was really a highlight of the weekend for me and demonstrated how strong people can be.seeing the final runners sounds like fun and inspiring!