Hey there. Hope everyone had a great weekend.
The weather here in New York/New Jersey was awesome and we also got an extra hour thanks to Daylight Saving. Oh, and there was this little marathon with 50,000+ runners yesterday too 😉
On Saturday, Mr. SOTSS and I took the dogs to Asbury Park (New Jersey) to stroll the boardwalk and let the dogs play at the beach. I love the Jersey Shore “off-season”.
Boys will be boys
Run free puppy!
Incoming!
Yesterday I traveled into the city to spectate the 2016 NYC Marathon.
It’s always a hoot to see a dog in the subway. This guy and his dog were quite the pair
Wore my bright green coat again to be spotted easily.
I met up with my friend’s husband and we split our time between mile 23.5 and mile 18. I saw some people I didn’t expect to see and some I very much did expect to see. I saw NYC Running Mama around mile 23.5. She was on fire and went on to set a 5 minute PR finishing in 3:07 something. And then I noticed Dean Karnazes. Running celebrity in the ultra marathoning world for sure.
Dean Karnazes
NYC Running Mama
I got to meet Colene in person finally! I met her “virtually” on Facebook in 2013 through a running group page she used to organize but had to wait 3 years to meet her in person. She lives on the west coast. Congrats to you girl.
Looking good at Mile 18
I spotted my friend Erin at mile 18 too…
This woman! That’s inpsiration right there.
Two of my favorite Brooklyn running friends Mike and Lisa—and Lisa’s sister Valerie (who came from Texas to run!)
I just noticed the girl in green. Looks like she has to pee. She’s probably just waiting for a fellow runner friend at the water stop.
Saying goodbye to them as the made their way toward the Bronx
After hanging at the Mile 18 mark for a while we headed back to 5th Ave (Mile 23.5) to catch Lisa Valerie and Mike again. I spotted Jorge. I also got to see my friend Cathy. It was her birthday yesterday too!
Cathy the birthday girl!
It’s Jorge!
Looks like Val as a police escort. He was actually just there to keep us behind the blue tape.
And without fail I felt so many emotions surfaced. I have run the NYC Marathon 3 time, so I know very well the pain you feel on 5th Ave as you head back into Manhattan from the Bronx. I remember the amazing crowds and awesome volunteers who made me feel like a rock star. But when you’re spectating you can really see the mass of runners in such a different way. From runners with visible physical challenges to not visible personal challenges to longtime marathoners with streaks upwards of 30+ marathons and other’s proud to run their first. I could see determination, joy, pain and grit on the faces of every runner….something I don’t get to see while I’m actually running (although I do get to read the backs of shirts!).
It really was a fun day. And might I add almost as exhausting as running the marathon HA!
Hope you all have a good week.
So many wonderful pictures! As someone who’s never run NYC, you made me feel like I was there. Thanks for sharing!
🙂
I really need to get into the city to spectate one year. I live way too close not to, and it looks so inspiring 🙂
Join me next year!
Oh my days I hear you on the emotions! I spectated the London Marathon this year, as several of my friends were running it, and my running club friends actually live on the course. I got so emotional. It was only two weeks after my own (disastrous) marathon effort and I definitely had the feels! Plus a big event like that takes over the whole city and it’s great to see everyone banding together to either run or cheer.
I always wondered what living on a marathon course must be like.
It must be so nice being able to the shore without the usual amount of foot traffic. I rarely spectate races since I would much rather be running. But I did get to checkout a 5k my boyfriend was running and it was really nice and relaxing 🙂
that’s true!
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