if i can make it here

[intrepia]

2014 TCS New York City Marathon
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2014

What lies behind me and what lies before me are tiny matters compared to what lies within me.The morning of my first marathon, I woke to my alarm at 5:30am; groggily nibbled my way through a bagel and some water; packed five little ziplock bags with pieces of bagels, potato chips, and orange

Comments

[lupinlover]

Well done!!! Great pictures, good memories! It is one of my dreams to do the NYC marathon one day.

[intrepia]

If you can get in, definitely go for it!

[snarkbite]

This is just so fantastic! Congratulations -- your dedication to making this happen is just inspiring. :D

[intrepia]

Now the next big challenge is to translate that to other areas of my life as well...

[intrepia]

Thank you! That's very kind of you to say. :)

[runonthesun]

Nicely done! I'll say this - you look a lot happier than I did at the end. And you got to sleep an extra 2 1/2 hours! They were 30 minutes behind on corrals at Wave 2. Hearing what you're saying about the length of time to get from the ferry early on, I'm glad I went out earlier rather than follow the advice of friends who said "Staten Island Ferry is public transit so you can really just go whenever you want."

[intrepia]

I was in the second-to-last corral of the last wave, so I deliberately picked the latest possible ferry option, figuring I'd appreciate the extra sleep more than anything else. And the ferry itself was completely fine: on time, very little wait, plenty of room for everyone who wanted to board. I just hadn't factored in that there would be a long wait for the shuttle bus on top of the time for the bus ride itself, or that the bus would be going quite as slowly as it did.

[intrepia]

Thank you! I wonder if the "Did that really happen?" ever goes away. :D