It is official: I am running the 2009 NYC Marathon

June 5 2009 Comments

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Yesterday I received what I would consider both good news and bad news. I have been accepted (via the Lottery) to run this years NYC Marathon, which is going to take place in November 1.

Congratulations! You have been accepted to run the ING New York City Marathon 2009 on Sunday, November 1. On behalf of New York Road Runners, I welcome you to the 40th running of the world’s greatest marathon. We’re hard at work preparing to give you the experience of a lifetime.

The good news is obvious in that I am finally getting to run the one marathon that I have always wanted to run. The bad news is that I was not expecting to get picked for this year, which means that I now have to shift focus on my training. I have a good base, but have been concentrating on shorter distances lately in preparation for the Clermont Triathlon Series that takes place in June, July and August.

I am sure I will be ready, actually I will make sure I will be ready. Still I was not planning, I really only entered this years lottery pick because I did so last year. Typically, if you enter the lottery three years in a row and do not get chosen then you will get a guaranteed entry, that is more what I was hoping for.

That said, I was picked and I feel lucky. Now I just have to figure out the airfare and hotel, and of course training. If one thing will be going for me is that I like to run in the cold, plus from now until November 1 it will be pretty warm in Florida, which means I will be training in what I consider harder weather conditions — the heat and humidity. Of course, being a Florida runner I am not really prepared in regards to having the proper cold weather gear. Hopefully it will be a slightly warmer day on November 1 because I have never run a complete race with anything other than shorts on my legs.