NYC Marathon, check!

NYC Marathon Stats

   The NYC Marathon was an amazing experience. Thanks to all the love and support from family & friends, I raised over 3K for Stoked and pushed myself harder physically & mentally than I ever have before in the process. Stoked. Thank you!!

NYC Marathon Warm-Up

Nice 2 mile run in Staten Island. Staying with one of my best friends, Elana, her husband, Frank & baby Jack before the big day!

NYC view from the Staten Island Ferry

Watching "Elmo's Song" with baby Jack. Good times!

Jack is the cutest! Who sleeps like this?!

Much more than a concrete jungle.

Mellow Miles

Ran 4 miles with the finance dudes from work. Jamie & I both having the 9 minute/mile goal and kept the pace pretty well. Weather was perfect today. Hoping it will be the same for NYC. My last official training run until the marathon! Will have a mellow 2 miles to run on Saturday and it's go time!

3 Mile Taper

Training runs are getting few and far between this week! Lots of rest in preparation for the big day. Would be amazing if I could keep this 8:30/min mile average during NYC! But my goals are not that high... (Or low in literal terms.) Will definitely need to slow things down come race day. Should practice marathon pace on my run tomorrow too.

8 mile Sunday

Slept over 9 hours and felt tired still when I woke up. All the training has been intense and felt so nice to sleep in a bit! Have been enjoying going to bed early too these days. Today was beautiful in Burlington. Set off my my usual bike path course with 8 miles on the agenda. Stayed pretty consistent with my 9 minute per mile pace. Practiced eating every mile from the 4 mile mark on as well. One shot block per mile. Feels like the constant fuel helps my energy.

One of the main things I have noticed with all this training is feeling positive and relaxing my mind. Long distance running feels meditative. Enjoyed being in the sun and taking in the Lake Champlain views.                    

Nice Little Saturday

4 mile run, pace is faster than what I want to do in NYC. Hoping this is a good thing. Will have to remind myself to take it slow at the start. Nice bkfst, reading, bath, haircut, grocery shopping at HL, now settling in for a movie. R&R is the goal this weekend.

On another note NYC saw its first snowfall of the year today. Better this weekend than next!

Friday After Work Run

Tapering down the miles. Have been fighting a cold this week, so took the last 2 days off from running. Felt much better today (thanks to daily fresh juices from Healthy Living) and was ready for a run after work. Beautiful day. Blue & red sunset hues colored the sky. Fluffy clouds, Adirondack mountain views and vibrant trees completed the Fall landscape in Vermont. Weather is getting much colder. A Burton hoodie, beanie and glove liners kept me toasty while I ran beside a choppy Lake Champlain. Noticed that my right ankle feels strong again after spraining it almost 2 months ago. (Still running in an ankle brace and wearing it throughout the day as well.) This time next week I'll be going to sleep so I can be awake and ready for my 5:30am flight to NYC. Trying to stay calm and making sure to rest this weekend in preparation for the big day. My main goal is to stay calm mentally while running the marathon, and be present, enjoying the views and experience as it will probably be the only time I run the streets of NYC with 40,000+ people. After the 20 mile night run I know I can do this. that said, I expect miles 20-26.2 especially to be a huge challenge. Off to read the latest Runner's World issue and catch a good night's sleep. Happy Halloween weekend! Excited to be a ghost this year & choose rest & running over parties and hangovers.

A squirrel decided the pumpkin I carved, aka lil guy, was a good snack :(
P: Lindsay Dorey