Chicago Marathon was going to be my last long run before the New York City Marathon. Chicago is now the second last long run before New York. The Niagara Falls International Marathon will be held the weekend before New York. I had already entered the 10K event there but have decided that I just cannot miss the opportunity to run the marathon, so I am upgrading my entry. You may think I am crazy, and you are probably right, but I am not running to win or even for a PB. I just want to do it and believe that I can without spoiling New York.
From the web site: "The Niagara Falls International Marathon starts by the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo N.Y. The first 6.5km (4 miles) of the race travel the beautiful majestic parkways of Buffalo before crossing the Peace Bridge into the historic old town of Fort Erie, Ontario. The route then follows the beautiful Niagara River Parkway and finishes at the magnificent Niagara Falls". How could I miss that?
What I want is just to have the experience of running those three events. I am very excited!
I my last post I reported a great week of running. Sadly last week I was suffering from a very bad cold and only did 14K on Tuesday and then 34K on Sunday. I was really disappointed. My 34K on Sunday was at 5:18 pace. A couple of snails passed me. This week I am making an effort to get the mileage up. The temperature here in the mornings has been down to the -2 and -3, cold even by Canberra standards. Yesterday I thought my fingers might snap if I tried to bend them. Today is a public holiday for the Ekka (Royal National Show, or the Brisbane Exhibition which abbreviated to the Ekka). I haven't been to the Ekka in years and have no intention of going this year so today I started my run at 10:00AM and added 4Ks to my 14K circuit to give my 18 which I did at average pace of 5:20 (no snails passed me because it was too late in the day for them but an old lady sideswiped me with her zimmer frame as she zipped by on the inside)
4 comments:
hey, man. don't dis the ekka! i have been there twice this year. okay, i was working a stall, but still... how many shows in australia can boast ethiopian cuisine AND strawberry sundaes?
did i read your post right? you're doing 2,495 marathons before nyc? you are a beast. BEAST!
Wow that is an impressive list of 'lead up'races!!
Sounds like you are going to have a great 2008 in your running if the first half is anything to go by...not to mention the races you have listed for the second half. Even if you complete them and we never hear about your time...it will be good to hear about the events themselves and all the atmosphere and experience.
Be good to catch up with you again at a race closer to home soon.
That is just sooooo exciting! What fun you are going to have. I don't think you are crazy .... after all we both know what Eagle does. Good on ya! Just make sure you can get into some dodgey internet cafe and update your blog while you're away.
And I'm with Katy, the Ekka is great. Well, I hope it is, I'm going Friday for the first time in yonks. I'm working in the doggie pavillion :)
Why not? Niagara sounds like a spectacular marathon!
Steady on with those zimmer frame comments - 5:20/k is my tempo run pace!
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