I'm In!

[Teenage Dirtbag]

Congrats. Big marathons are crappy for time, but they're a blast to run in. Have fun.

Thanks. You mentioned you've done MCM, have you done some other big ones? All of the marathons I've done, it takes a minute, at most, to get to the start line. It'll be interesting to be running for 5-10 minutes before I even get to the start.

[cowboy]

Thanks. You mentioned you've done MCM, have you done some other big ones? All of the marathons I've done, it takes a minute, at most, to get to the start line. It'll be interesting to be running for 5-10 minutes before I even get to the start.

I ran Nashville, which was pretty good sized (I think 15 or 20k runners), and St. George. In the interest of full disclosure, I only ran the half in Nashville, but halfers and fullers all started together and ran together for the first 12 miles.

I'd suggest trying to angle for the front of a wave. That gives the course time to clear out a little. Otherwise, you're trying to pass people for the first 10 miles.

I ran most of the race in St. George with the pacer, and he said that the NYC Marathon was far and away his favorite - I'm jealous.

[Teenage Dirtbag]

I'd suggest trying to angle for the front of a wave. That gives the course time to clear out a little. Otherwise, you're trying to pass people for the first 10 miles.

That's what I'll do. It's kind of funny, because on the one hand I obviously want to run it as fast as I can, but on the other hand, it could turn out to be a once in a lifetime experience, and I'd want it to last as long as possible.

I ran most of the race in St. George with the pacer, and he said that the NYC Marathon was far and away his favorite - I'm jealous.

Not that I'm even close to qualifying for Boston (I need to shave 30 minutes off my PR), but I honestly want to run NYC way more than Boston. It doesn't have the history of Boston, but to me looks much more fun.

[Sizzle]

That is awesome. I am jealous. Mostly just jealous that you can do a marathon and I feel proud that one day I went for a 7 mile run.

[CJF]

Congrats. That should be an incredible experience. One word of advice. Don't leave your wake up call on race day to Elaine or Jerry.

[Teenage Dirtbag]

Congrats. That should be an incredible experience. One word of advice. Don't leave your wake up call on race day to Elaine or Jerry.

I trust Elaine, she IS my friend.