New York City Marathon: In the Groove
Training for the New York City Marathon has been a roller coaster ride. Photo of New York, New York in Las Vegas by Rob Young.
Four weeks down, 12 to go…
When something clicks, you know it—the snap of a seatbelt, the tick of a lamp switch, the click of a camera shutter. Sure, the sound lets us know we’re locked and loaded, but there’s also a feel to it. When something is in the groove you just sense it.
In my fourth week of training for the 2010 ING New York City Marathon on Nov. 7 my training finally snapped into place. I had three great runs. Mile repeats—click. An easy-feeling tempo—click. A long run that could have gone on and on—click. It was as if I could hear a popping sound in the air as each run and I locked into step. Click, click, click. Read the rest of this entry →
