NYC half?

[agswife]

Anyone running it? I didn't get in the first drawing, but I did get in the second! I'm excited and anxious all in one.

[mollyjean]

I ran last year through the lottery and I believe I'm getting sponsored this week (fingers crossed). Have you seen a course map? I heard it changed.

[agswife]

Jan 18, 2014 22:22:22 GMT -5 mollyjean said:

I ran last year through the lottery and I believe I'm getting sponsored this week (fingers crossed). Have you seen a course map? I heard it changed.

I haven't looked yet.

[agswife]

Jan 18, 2014 23:03:08 GMT -5 Mrs.flang said:

I got in with the second drawing too! I wasn't all that excited for it, I only registered because all my friends did and then I ended up being the only one getting in! I'm sort of happy though because I could use some motivation, this will be my first race in a while.

That's ironic! I agree, it's great motivation for me to run through the cold weather here

[patches31709]

I didn't get in during the first drawing, and decided to do the Women's Half in Central Park in April instead of entering the drawing again.

I heard they just reconfigured the start and end, but that the course won't change much. I found it kind of crowded for 15k people, I can't imagine 20k.

[agswife]

Jan 19, 2014 19:56:10 GMT -5 patches31709 said:

I didn't get in during the first drawing, and decided to do the Women's Half in Central Park in April instead of entering the drawing again.

I heard they just reconfigured the start and end, but that the course won't change much. I found it kind of crowded for 15k people, I can't imagine 20k.

That was going to be my plan, but I was waiting to see if I got in during the second round, since I am not badass enough to do 2 halfs that close together (this will be my second half.) My friend runs the Women's Half every year and says it's a great race - enjoy!

[patches31709]

Jan 20, 2014 9:20:33 GMT -5 agswife said:

Jan 19, 2014 19:56:10 GMT -5 patches31709 said:

I didn't get in during the first drawing, and decided to do the Women's Half in Central Park in April instead of entering the drawing again.

I heard they just reconfigured the start and end, but that the course won't change much. I found it kind of crowded for 15k people, I can't imagine 20k.

That was going to be my plan, but I was waiting to see if I got in during the second round, since I am not badass enough to do 2 halfs that close together (this will be my second half.) My friend runs the Women's Half every year and says it's a great race - enjoy!

Thanks, that's good to hear. I'm a little nervous about having to do Harlem Hill twice and a little sad about not doing the NYC Half again, but once I didn't get in the first round, my training wasn't where it should have been to race in March. 

Have a great race!

[agswife]

Jan 20, 2014 16:36:58 GMT -5 patches31709 said:

Jan 20, 2014 9:20:33 GMT -5 agswife said:

That was going to be my plan, but I was waiting to see if I got in during the second round, since I am not badass enough to do 2 halfs that close together (this will be my second half.) My friend runs the Women's Half every year and says it's a great race - enjoy!

Thanks, that's good to hear. I'm a little nervous about having to do Harlem Hill twice and a little sad about not doing the NYC Half again, but once I didn't get in the first round, my training wasn't where it should have been to race in March. 

Have a great race!

Yeah, my training is a little off, especially with being knocked with the flu this past weekend (which I'm still not over . . . and I even got the flu shot!), but I figure, I've run a half before, I can do this. I also don't really care about time (though until I got hit with this flu I was rocking sub 10 minute miles for the first time ever), I just want to enjoy myself and finish. Plus, I ran my last half on no sleep (seriously. My daughter was 10 months old at the time and decided to scream her head off all.night.long) and this time I'll be staying in a different location than her, so I figure it can't be worse!