NYC Marathon 2011

So let me tell you about a little race I'd like to call the NYC Marathon.  Yesterday, Marathon Sunday, the entire city of New York shut down.  Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Manhattan; completely at a stand still.  40,000 runners took the streets of NYC to be baptized by the five boroughs.  26.2 miles of city, 26.2 miles of heart, 26.2 miles was only just the beginning.  And let me tell you, for every runner, there must have been at least five people cheering them on.  The streets were packed, jam packed.  I was posted at mile 22.5- all day long.  From 11 am until about 7pm, I was outside, screaming, decked from head to toe in Team in Training purple, ringing a cowbell and screaming at the top of my lungs for EVERY single person that ran.  

Our TNT team had over 350 runners, they raised over $1.7 million and they were truly an inspiration!  I can honestly say, I have never been one to cheerlead, but with my new job and this organization, I have become the biggest cheerleader out there.  I lost my voice, I braved the chilly weather, I stayed until the last participant walked by... but it was so worth it.  What a truly amazing race, an amazing spectacle for the city of New York.  Congrats to all of my friends who ran it- you were all amazing!    

Mile 22.5!

Me and Melissa and her friend- we ran our cheer station! We must have had over 30 people there screaming for the runners!

A very cute sign! 

Runners from all over the world took the streets of NYC.

Stole this from a website, but just so you have an idea of what we're dealing with....

Subway Station

Marathon Expo in the Asics Store

The marathon was amazing... I can honestly say it was one of the greatest days of my life, to be out there cheering on people for such a great cause.  Besides all of the runners who were running by thanking us for cheering, we had one man come up to us and say "I have myeloma, I want to thank you guys because you are saving my life."  This is exactly why I do what I do everyday... 

Go Team!