Marathon Day Countdown

After hundreds of training miles and two pairs of shoes the marathon is now a little over a week away. Despite struggling at the moment to put a little flu bug behind me, I'm feeling physically ready for the run and growing more excited by the day.

I want to thank all of you who contributed to Team Hole in the Wall in my name allowing me this fantastic opportunity to join with tens of thousands of other runners on November 7 as we travel through the five boroughs. I hope, for those of you who live in the New York area, you will also come out to root us on along the course - if you've never been to the marathon and seen it first hand it is truly something to be experienced. Here is a link to an interactive map for you to precisely see the course.

My bib number is 48739 and will be starting in Blue Wave Group 3 at 10:40 a.m. Here is link to estimates for arrival times along the route, but you will be able to track my progress, whether you're along the route or not, in real-time using the NYRR's Athlete Alert system. There are several options available, including text updates and an iPhone application, and information on them all can be found here. If you do plan to come out and cheer, please let me know where you plan to be and on which side - in relation to my running direction - you'll be standing. I will do my best to be on that side of the route. There are about two hundred members of Team Hole in the Wall and we'll all be decked out in team shirts so hopefully you'll be able to spot us (me) in the crowd.

Thank you all once again and hope to see you next Sunday.