you didn't have to love me like you did...

Posted: November 7th, 2006

but you did, but you did
& I thank you!

The marathon was incredible. it was a great experience. the weather was perfect. my friends were there. we ran. we lived. thank you thank you thank you. thanks to all of you for your love & support (financially & otherwise). thanks to my friends norm, val, & andy who shared the day w. me. thanks to my friends & family who allowed me to train & gave me encouragement along the way. thanks to all who have wished me luck, checked in on me, & congratulated me as well.

as you likely know, I stopped training for about 2 + wks. right during the peak of my training. my goal was to try & break 4 hrs., but even fully trained, NY is not rec. as the course for a personal record. regardless, we went for it. the 1st 1/2 was great. we spent the 1st few miles just negotiating the crowd, enjoying the verrazano bridge, bay ridge in brooklyn, chatting, warming up, etc. by mile 3, there was enough room to catch up w. the 4 hr. pace team. we ran a few 8:30 miles & recovered & were on track. by the time we got to the 1/2, the course hits a steady incline for about 3 miles & it wiped me out. there was no way we were going to maintain our 4 hr. pace so we just rode out the 2nd half. I still would like to do a sub 4 marathon one day, but not in NYC. hopefully, I can find one that coincides w. our busy '07 schedule (yes, this means more shows for you).

also - a very special thanks to kirk, page, adam, nate, brendan, & rob for doing their homework & coming out to help us thru those last few gigs. you guys were awesome (so much for job security).

I'm happy to say that my hand/arm/shoulder all feel great & were not hurt any further by the run (cannot say the same for my quads & feet right now). I have been playing the guitar a bit at home & look forward to rocking out in chicago.

the nuts & bolts:
finish time - 4:26
place: 20,225 (out of 38,300)
total funds raised for kelberman center- $12,600!!!

(ps - you can still donate if you are inclined. the kelberman center is a new autism developmental facility in upstate NY - see link for details)

http://www.firstgiving.com/alschnier

did I say thank you?

norm & I @ mile 17

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