“Listen,” she said, “you’re a marathon runner, you’ll bounce back.”
I laughed. “I used to be. I could never do that now.”
“No, no, no. You’re a marathon runner and you always will be, even if there’s a time that you can no longer walk.”
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Feeling the soreness and fatigue, I again reminded myself of all the training and fuel I gave myself and that this could be my only chance at BQing (qualifying for Boston!
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I prefer to run marathons simply for joy – with no big plan, goal, expectation, or smartwatch. And I love every minute of doing that.
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When PPTC last raced the Washington Heights 5K in 2020, we still gathered in large groups, the eponymous Coogan’s was still open, and Covid was a mild curiosity. Little did we know that it would be the last NYRR Club Points race for two years. This past Sunday marked the triumphant return of club points races, at the 2022 edition of the Washington Heights Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks 5K. This year, 61 members of PPTC packed the starting corrals, eager to race again on the hills of Fort Tryon Park.
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This year, the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and a time of upheaval, I’ve heard the whisperings of the 2001 NYC marathon, which was held a mere 7.5 weeks after the attacks. Runners recalled hesitancy regarding running the race, but also stories of running with friends, helping strangers, and coming together as a city.
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So I’ve had more time to think things over, and I’ve got a train ride ahead of me. I figured I’d jot down some more fully formed thoughts about where I went wrong in my training.
This June 26th, Front Runners hosted their LGBT Pride Run in Central Park for the 40th year. Many of these members were kind enough to lay out the details of this celebratory race including details regarding current in-person racing with NYRR and what the Pride Run means to them. While June may be over, we can celebrate Pride all year long. Happy Pride everyone!
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For some reason I am unable to articulate, I actually paid cold hard cash to run Boston virtually. Maybe because I am still convinced it hurt me to not run a marathon between NYCM 2016 and Boston 2018, and I don't want to repeat that mistake, even if at the rate we're going, I won't actually get to run the real Boston Marathon again until 2025.
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I hit the ground hard, left leg skidding across the pavement, breath knocked out of me. "Are you ok?" Will Ngo and Jana Trenk hovered over me with worried faces. Instinctively, I reached to pause my watch, and said, "Yes, I'm fine...!" Only a mile into my attempt to run virtual Boston, and things were not going well.
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I joined PPTC in September 2018. Before becoming a PPTC member, I had never heard of Harry’s Handicap. But on January 1, 2019, I raced Harry’s Handicap, and it was a race like no other.
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An old boyfriend who liked to walk up mountains used to be jealous of me because I was, in his words, “waaaay more sure-footed” than him. Even though that might be true (sorry, Old Boyfriend!), that didn’t prevent me from tripping and falling a number of times during my first trail race, the Paine to Pain Half-Marathon in New Rochelle.
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As I made my way around Kings Beer Hall during the NYC Half afterparty with my freshly poured beer in hand, several people reached out to me to say “I saw your Facebook #pickme post! It looks like you got your bib! Congrats! Welcome to PPTC!” The post-run team celebration was one of the highlights of my race.
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For a club with track in its name we sure don’t spend much time there. Thursday night we made a small effort to rectify by going up to the Armory to race 25 laps around the indoor track.
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Have you ever run 100 miles through the Arizona desert? Etan has! We bring you his special report from Fountain Hills, AZ.
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