Filed under: NBR Goings On, Races | Tags: marathon, New Jersey Marathon, Races, running, volunteering
The road to the Marathon is long. The road on the Marathon is long. The road to recovery post-Marathon is long. Even those of us, like myself, who did not run the BIG RACE, are still reeling a bit.
So since everything to do with the Marathon is long, I’ll keep it short.
We had 19 ass-kicking North Brooklyn Runners members running the streets of NYC last Sunday and 20 or more NBR volunteers cheering, pouring water, and mixing horrifying quantities of sticky electrolyte fluid at Mile 12 on Bedford and N.12th on the Williamsburg/Greenpoint cusp for 8 hours straight.
We had no fewer than 3 or 4 people qualify for Boston (two of them first time Marathoners), and at least 6 NBRs who are planning to run that Marathon come April. This race got people sick. Sick with Marathon Fever. And the only cure is… MORE MARATHONS!
So whether you’re up for the rag-tag crew forming to run the NJ Marathon in May, joining the ever-growing Boston contingent, or have another spring marathon up your sleeve… you and your need for long, cold weather runs are well met here.
Some Mile 12 photos by Mike E. below and some photos by Karl here.
Also some local NBR Marathon press here.
Everyone is amazing. I <3 NBR!
-Aja
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“This race got people sick. Sick with Marathon Fever. And the only cure is… MORE MARATHONS!”
Hee, that’s awesome. Marathon fever disease is what brought me to NYC for the marathon. Seems at least one symptom of Marathon Fever is the desire to travel and spends scads of money on race entries, branded gear, hotels and airfare. See you in Boston.
Comment by runshorts November 6, 2009 @ 10:19 am