Race Recap: NYRR Race To Deliver

For a proper recap of the Race to Deliver, I have to start with Saturday evening before the race.  After going out for a tasty dinner, I came home and got ready for a long run.  My marathon training was calling for a 17 mile run, which would take me a little longer than three hours.  After 3 miles I started to feel sick and came back home.

Instead of going back out to finish the run on Saturday night, I decided that I would sleep early and get in some miles before the Race to Deliver.  I was up at 5am on Sunday and got 9.25 miles in before heading off to central park for the 4 mile race.  By this point, I clearly didn't feel like running the race aggressively or getting a PR.  But we did need to complete the race for Alek to gain guaranteed entry into the 2013 NYC Marathon.

I was slated to start 2 corrals ahead of Alek but instead I just started with him and we ran the race together and a relatively slow pace for both of us.  It was a chilly morning and my layers were perfect for the pre-race run. However as the sun rose I became way too hot.  The race itself was a normal 4 mile NYRR race around Central Park.  It had 3 water stops, nothing too eventful.

Prerace photo!

Only dress like this if the temperature is  20-30F

We finished in 39:10 for a 9:46 pace.  Full results can be found here.  The race t-shirt was a normal cotton shirt.  While its not a technical, moisture wicking shirt, I've found that these make a good outer layer during winter runs.

The race shirt

This was my final NYRR race report for 2012.  Its been a busy year for racing, and I'm glad we both got our guaranteed marathon entry with more than a month to spare!