4 days till NYC!

Cool video by Runners World on Ryan Hall doing last second race prep, and work of his new foundation. Also, USA Today does a cool piece on Meb and the upcoming marathon. Lastly, a cool article from the NY Times that Tim sent me talking about how the human body is actually built for distance running. It has the coolest example that on a hot day, humans could defeat a horse in a marathon - how crazy is that?!

Can't believe the NYC Marathon is this weekend, and will certainly be watching it on streaming video. NYC is still one of the greatest memories ever, and I remember almost every detail. From the pre-race dinner with family and friends, to walking through Times Square at 5 a.m. looking for a cab, to riding the Staten Island Ferry, to the couple hours hanging out in Fort Wadsworth, to the CRAZY start to the Verrazanos Narrows Bridge, to passing the cheering NYC Police and Firefighters (still brings chills), to the quiet intensity of the very uphill Queensboro Bridge, to the most deafening roar coming back into Manhattan, to seeing myself on the Jumbotron in Harlem, to seeing my cousins, Shane, Marc, and Anne at mile 23 (pushing me home), to me feeling like I was floating through Central Park, to crossing the finish line. Wow, just an amazing experience, and was so happy not to have crashed and burned at any part of it too so I could enjoy all of the race :) It is something that every serious runner should experience, as you will never experience anything like it!

Last night, got in a very easy 4 miles. Felt myself wanting to push, but sustained the urge not to. Weather was very overcast and fall-like, but got warmed up fast and felt fine. Hammy was pretty stiff coming home, so stretched it out a ton afterwards. Didn't wear a watch, but went S-L-O-W. Tonight, scheduled tempo, but heavy rain is looming in the forecast so considering switching my off-day tomorrow with tonight in case of inclement weather.