I am sorry this post is long overdue. Work, family, friends, and workout committments have been keeping me tied up.

I will spare the details of a disasterous flight on Air Canada, lost luggage, mice in restaurants and cut to the chase...

Pre-Race Excitement:
Jeff, Dar and I went to Nike Town in NYC first thing on Saturday morning to pick up our race kits. Nike did a GREAT job putting on the exhibition. We even got to customize our shirts. The New York Road Runners had all the little things available to make a great race - even hair elastics and bobby-pins (which is very welcome when you have no luggage).  We spent a few hours in Nike Town trying on a ton of Nike gear (and replacing all my running clothes). I even got the new Nike + iPOD though I must confess I have not had a chance to test it out yet

Race Morning:
We were staying a few blocks from the start line (which was fantastic since it started at 7am)!  The first half of the race is through Central Park which is absolutely beautiful. Just as we were leaving the Park it started to rain, and rain.

Running through Times Square was a blast. Jeff left us to try to finish in under 2 hours. Dar and I ran for fun, stopping to take pictures every once in a while.

Results:
I enjoyed running in New York. There is not this huge run 10min / walk 1 min fad that is sweeping the streets of Toronto. Because of this, you don't have to worry as much about tripping over people and sudden starts and stops.

Overall, I was pleased with my time (eventhough it was a bit longer than I had hoped) - due to picture taking, lack of sleep etc.

Time: 2:08:29
Overall place: 6,190 of 10,294
Gender place: 2,307 of 4,964
Age place: 877 of 1,937
Age gender %: 51.8%

Not too shabby, eh? You can check out our pictures.

Anyway, Jeff and I are going to give a valiant effort to complete the Toronto International Half Marathon in under 2 hours when we take to the streets on October 15, 2006.