Well I finished marathon number 4 at the NYC marathon on 11/7/2010. Let me tell you, that was my favorite marathon so far that I experienced. But first let me updating you on my weight loss journey, I have lost 40lbs since March 21, 2010 and I feel great. Three weeks ago I went shopping for jeans and am able to fit in a size 14, I have not been able to wear that small of a size since 1995. Suffice to say I am stoked about my progress.
Back to the ING New York City marathon updates, we started out the day by taking the Staten Island ferry to the start of the marathon in Staten Island. There were thousands of us runners bundled up in old sweatpants and sweat shirts to keep us warm from the freezing and windy temperature of NYC in the early morning hours. The scenery on the ferry was gorgeous as we can see the lady of liberty and Ellis island and the skyline of Manhattan.
I was in the last corral of the day and we started at 10:55 am almost two hours after the first corral started. We ran thru five burroughs of New York and finished at Central Park. The people came out in droves to cheer us on and to offer high fives to us, I loved the experienced and love the people of NYC.
Well I will have one more marathon on 01-01-11 in Texas to complete my quest to become a member of the Marathon Maniacs club, I can not wait, I am hoping to have a personal best at that one. In the meantime I am still on my journey of losing weight and enjoy running 25 to 35 miles per week.
