I am still exhausted from Sunday. It was a long day even if you don’t count the 5 consecutive hours of running.
While most people were snacking and enjoying the NFL on Sunday, here’s what I was doing:
4:45 a.m. – Alarm sounds
5:30 a.m. – Cab to Central Park
6:00 a.m. – Children’s Hospital bus
7:00 a.m. – Staten Island, sit on the ground outside in 32 degree weather with 47,000+ runners
10:00 a.m. – Enter corral with Miriam
10:40 a.m. – Start the New York City Marathon on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
11:48 a.m. – Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia wins the race in 2:08:14. I am at mile 6.
12:45 p.m. – Bathroom break at McDonalds
1:40 p.m. – Run past Jacky, Mark & Mark’s family at mile 15, just before the Queensboro Bridge
2:40 p.m. – Enter Central Park with about 4 miles to go
3:45 p.m. – Cross the finish line at 05:13:48. Yes, we beat Jared by 20 seconds!
4:45 p.m. – Meet Jacky & Mark at a nearby Starbucks for hugs and ice cream sandwiches (which we requested beforehand)
5:30 p.m. – Hotel for the greatest shower in the history of showers
6:15 p.m. – Cab to JFK
8:50 p.m. – Flight to Boston
11:15 p.m. – Home, ice bath
12:10 a.m. – Bed
To be continued………
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Thank you Mike for all your hard work! we have loved following your journey.
Many Thanks,
Margaret Dan and Braedyn Caine
Congratulations, Mike! I wonder what challenge you’ll take on next?
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