Ten Lessons Learned at the 2011 ING New York City Marathon Go to the Expo early in the day to maximize time with vendors and hopefully the crowds would be smaller. Don’t dither about dropping layers. As soon as I have the thought to ditch a layer I should. Bring some cardboard to the start […]
The food and fluids edition. Favorite Gu/Gel Flavors 1. Vanilla 2. Banana 3. Chocolate (with caffeine is OK) Least Favorite Gu/Gel Flavors 1. Anything citrus 2. Apple 3. Peach Note: I will eat anything while running. If there was a Hawaiian pizza flavor gel and it was handed to me at mile 20 I would eat […]
I am just 30 days from running the New York City marathon, the largest marathon in the world. Like all marathons the course is 26.2 miles, but I will be running with more than 40,000 other runners. This will be my 7th marathon and first significant time in New York City. I am looking forward […]