Race Report: NYRR Joe Kleinerman 10K
The NYRR Joe Kleinerman 10K on Saturday, January 9 with 5,222 finishers was my first race of 2016. Named for founding NYRR member and longtime coach, the race is also a fundraiser for a scholarship fund in his name for scholastic runners; $1 of each registration fee benefits student runners.
It was also my longest run since the Honolulu Marathon on December 2013 (race report to come!). Since I’m just getting back to training, I didn’t have any delusions about busting out a PR or anything at this race. I just wanted to run a good hard effort and see how that felt.
As one of NYRR’s race announcers, it was fun to run one of their races for a change. Don’t get me wrong: I love being a race announcer. It’s honestly as much fun as running. But I miss running my NYRR races from time to time. I worked the NYRR Midnight Run on New Year’s Eve and will be working the NYRR Fred Lebow Manhattan Half later in January. So I decided to strike while the iron was hot, and it was hot—41 degrees in January!
In this post I’ll walk you through the course, NYRR’s new bib and corral system, and, of course, how my race went.
What I Wore
I planned my outfit as an homage to all my runDisney peeps running the Walt Disney World Half Marathon the same day. So I threw on my 2014 Walt Disney World Half Marathon shirt, along with some favorite matching blue gear (all freebies):
Sparkly Soul TCS New York City Marathon Sparkle Wide Headband
Walt Disney World Half Marathon Shirt
New Balance Print Shapely Shaper Bra
Gore Running Wear Mythos Windstopper Gloves