I have been corresponding this last week with two new friends, both of which qualified for the Boston Marathon and New York Marathon. It is a little secret that you do not have to wait in line with the lottery system for the NYC Marathon but rather you can qualify by time in either a 1/2 marathon or a full marathon. I will post those tomorrow and long with a number of other tips on cost efficient ways to getting to Boston or New York.
One reason I am in a big hurry is that I have to get to my studio before I go to the University. I have an exhibition in Appleton Wisconsin at Lawrence University this weekend. I am exited to get in the fresh air and see my long time pal Ben Rinehart who is a new Professor there.
Lastly on the update, I am finally getting over a hideous cold I have had since running Chicago, and I ran 6 miles at pace yesterday and did some strength training. I am gearing myself up to do it again, in NYC on November 2. The nice cool weather will help me reach my goal much better than the 85 degrees in Chicago.
By this time, I hope that you are over your post-Chicago cold. That happened to me one year after New York, it sucks, obviously.
Get LOTS of rest this week, but keep that training intensity going while cutting back a bit on mileage.
Hang in there, cooler-than-Chicago temperatures ahead…
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Oh yes, Chicago is a faded memory and I am stretching out and getting my outfit set out and ready to Sunday.
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