New York City Marathon with My Clients

 This is also a great opportunity to share my experiences during my time doing the NY marathon.
 
Its always nice to go back to New york but I must say this time it was a whole new experience for me.
As it was not for shopping this time round.....well some shopping was done, how can you not with Nike town round the corner!  As you may or may not know I helped two of my clients with the training and was there every step of the way helping them with the mileage and crossing that finishing line! Well done to both of them too!! It was a long long way and usually when I run I miss so many different things. Even the most simple things like buildings, landmarks and streets and not forgetting the amazing cheering crowds bands and DJ's..they were great with the sounds and sights of the community.
 
This helped us in a monumental way especially with the motivation!! So for me to pipe down my speed and to walk and jog alot of the route was something new and additional to me but great too.
 
Seeing all the small cafe's and boulevards was also an experience ranging from people young and old. The race was very well organised considering over 35'000 runners hitting the NY tarmac!
 
The portable toilets in thier thousands and thousands would be best left unspoken about....the less said about them the better!!  
 
Training has simmered down now from 35 miles a week now to a steady 10 miles per week as my focus is more on the shorter distance runs now but it was all worth it to see the great city lights and sky scrapers of NY........The city that never sleeps.