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This year, I didrunning for the third time as part of theNew Balance team.
Nearly all races have some start-line logistics, but NYCs tend to be more complicated than most.
For starters, the race starts in Staten Islandwhich is, in fact, an island.
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But dont worry, the brains behind the marathon have done a really seamless job doing so.
I get changed into my race day attire, and down my last coffee of the day.
I was on the 7:45 ferry from Manhattan to Staten Island.
The bus winds you through Pete Davidsons New York to the starting line, near the Verrazano Bridge.
Once you get off, you go through security and walk up to the Marathon Village.
11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.: You execute the race
The fun part!
You run through Brooklyn, then Queens, then Manhattan, the Bronx, and back to Manhattan.
Things will pump you up, things will slow you down.
And youll swear youll never do it againbut you will.
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), but I say to make it 74th and Amsterdam and buy yourself a Levain cookie.
The takeaways
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You dont want to eat breakfast before you leave the house and be starving at the start.
Heres what I wore on Team NB.
It gives you this impossibly airlike, light ride that just feels like youre running on clouds.
The jacquard is specifically designed to promote airflow in your top half.
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The Accelerate Short is a dream to run in.
you’re able to track all of your training and your runs in one spot.
I truly did make Ooahh with every additional step I took.
Youll see people who look like you running for reasons different from your own.
Youll see people who have execute the race 50 times.
Youll see people living with cancer chasing down miles.
Youll see meaningful diversity in all of its various forms.
And most of all, youll be so inspired by the determination.
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