We completed the race! Mike is no longer a "46-year old virgin" in marathoning, and we had *perfect* weather: mid-50s, mostly sunny, with light wind. New Yorkers are wonderful hosts, too, with cheering spectators along virtually every mile handing out essentials like Kleenex and oh-so-tasty-and-salty pretzels. (The tastiest pretzels in the world are found at mile 21 on a marathon course... :-)
Final time: about 5:43, with lots of fun along the way. Congrats, Mike, for successfully completing your first marathon!!
Congratulations on both your (and Mike's) accomplishment and apparent excellent timing what with Katie Holmes and all.:)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the marathon. The next one will be easier... you've signed up for another, right?
ReplyDeleteThx Soob & Matt. I'm through with marathons for a while (this was my 6th -- and a far cry from my "almost" 4-hour pace at the 2000 Marine Corps Marathon in DC). If man-cub wants to run one in a decade or so, I will pick it back up.
ReplyDeleteNext challenge: biking a century!