NYC Marathon

I watched the NYC marathon this morning before work.  It was so exciting to watch the women race & holy crap they were sprinting.  I know the commentators kept saying that the runners had gotten off to a slow start, but at one point I heard them say that they women had run about a 4:50 mile at about mile 22.  Yeah, I couldn't run a 4:50 mile if I was shot out of a cannon.  I was really pulling for Shalane Flanagan to win, I mean who doesn't want to see a first time marathoner win?  I did & I was psyched she was an American, it's always good to win on the home turf!  But she came in 2nd & it was still a good race.

I would have really loved to see the marathon in person, but I had to work today.  Back in 2005 we saw Paul Tergat win in a sprint to the finish.  It was very cool & we really lucked out, we weren't even expecting to get into the city in time to see the first place finishers.

After watching the marathon today, and not going out for a run myself (slacker), I do wonder if it's something I could ever do?  I always said that there was no way I could do it, but is that true?  I mean that would go against all of my - you can do anything you set your mind to mantra.  But it's not that I mentally think I can't finish it, it's the bones.  The bones are old & some don't like to cooperate.  I have an ankle that might have 60% of the movement of a normal ankle.  OK, maybe 70%, on a good day.  I did run the Broad Street 10 last May......I wonder how 16.2 more miles would feel on my body.  Probably awful.

But training is going to have to start for the 70.3 Galway Ironman.  I am committed to doing that before I get some half baked marathon scheme going in my head.  Perhaps I will sign up for the Long Branch 1/2 this spring & see where it goes.  It is always nice to have a dream, even if it is a crazy one.  :)