Marathon Sunday

There are special things that happen on the same day year in and year out, not necessarily the same date, but the same day.  The second Sunday of May is Mother’s Day, the thirds Sunday of June is Father’s Day and then you have the first Sunday of November........this is the day that we turn the clocks back and get an extra hour of sleep.  It is also the day of the biggest block party in the world!!  The day that more than 50,000 people lace up their shoes to run through the boroughs of NY and cross the finish line of the NYC Marathon in Central Park.  Marathons like Triathlons are really the only sporting events that the mere mortal amateur athlete can compete on the same course as the world’s best, the elites of our sports.
Last year I was fortunate enough to be one of those 50,000 plus athletes.
This morning as I watched the start of the race on television, watched as the cannon was fired, watched both the elite men, women and the Achilles runners take off across the Verrazano Bridge, I was inspired.  That’s what today is all about, being inspired.
Today was my longest run since surgery in July.  It was the culmination of my first week working with my coach, the end of a week of very solid workouts.  While it is the end of the first week, it is only the beginning of a long and challenging journey.
I am looking forward to every second of it, looking forward to not only inspiring others, but being inspired as well.
Today’s run was a product of that inspiration that I got from all those taking on the NYC Marathon.

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