One foot in front of the other.
I just got home from completing the NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: Brooklyn. This was my first official “half” and I think that despite my lack of training for this particular event, it went very well!
In brief; the race began in Prospect Park doing about two full loops of the park and then moved to Ocean Parkway. It continued down Ocean until hitting Coney Island and Surf and then the boardwalk. The course in the park was not bad although there were a couple of sizeable hills, which somehow seemed like no trouble at all since I was running with some friends. Once the course exited the park it was (with the exception of a brief down and then up around the freeway) pretty flat and I fould plenty of trees along the side to escape the sun, which was a factor.
Please check back on Tuesday for Brandon’s Marathon Podcast: Episode 43 where I will give a much more detailed race report and interview my wife, Danielle who also ran and did a great job!
Our official times were:
Danielle: 2:22:13
Brandon: 1:51:36
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Nice work finishing your first official half!
All races should be this fun! Wish you stuck around longer.
Hey Brandon. Glad to hear that both of you made it. I caught episode 42B and I’m feeling a bit under the weather as well.
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Congrats to you on your first half! It was definitely a fun day! Can’t wait to hear your audio recap of the race!
Thanks Doc!! Although the congrats go to you for a ridiculously blazing time!!!
Great Race congrats to u both.
Danielle your zooming along well done now waiting for the interview.