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The young man pictured here is Matt Miller. Two years ago he had a horrific 40 mph crash that left him near death and broke every bone in his face. Yesterday he completed Ironman Cozumel in 10:30:12. A full face helmet was the only concession to his crash.
Congratulations Mr. Miller.
City Coach was all racing all over the place Thanksgiving morning. We were out in force at the first Thanksgiving Day Marathon, held on the challenging trails of Van Cortlandt Park. Scott and Katie ran the 10k, NSQ, Francis, Stephen and I tackled the half marathon, and Leanne decided that an impromptu marathon was the way to start the holiday. Leanne not only came in third among the women, but wins a bonus prize for racing longer than she slept the previous night. Also in attendance were friends Deanna Culbreath, Mike Eng, Steven Lee, Chantel Antonetti, Lucimar Araujo, Steve Perre and lots of other friends. All finishers were rewarded with a big ol' fork for Thanksgiving dinner.
Up in Rockland County, we had Sheila Monaghan winning the Rockland Roach Runners' Turkey Trot.
And back home in Brooklyn USA, we had Green Light, Lauri, Iris (and the SBH kids), and lots of other friends at the PPTC Turkey Trot.
Congratulations and Happy Thanksgiving all around.
Great work by Sara Bibi (27:43) in her first race since the marathon, and her daughter Barbara (36:48) in her first race since ever!
In addition, we had Michele Levy's youngest son, 10-year old Ricky, whose stated goal was to pas everyone ahead of him, doing the kids' race and making friends with NYRR's Mary Wittenberg.
Sign the kids up. Congratulations everyone.
Congratulations to Johanna Bjorken on her continued comeback. Green Light ran 3:56:14 in her first marathon since the birth of Sebastian just over a year ago.
Shoutouts also go to Chantel, Steven, David and the rest of the Nike RUN NYC Philly contingent.
Our friends at the Prospect Park Youth Running Club are looking for sponsors. They do some great stuff with 5-13 year old kids running track and cross-country. Please take a look at their sponsorship proposal and help if you can.
It seems like there are Turkey Trot races just about everywhere nowadays. But there aren't too many Thanksgiving day marathons. Even fewer trail marathons on turkey day. And only one trail marathon in NYC - the appropriately named Thanksgiving Marathon. They also have half marathon and 10k options. Plus one of the all time great race slogans:
"No clock. No aid. No fees. No numbers. No whining. Just run."
The race takes place in Van Cortlandt Park and has engraved forks in lieu of finisher's medals.
"You take off your clothes, I'll get the beer." - Mark to Matt, as he hurried to make the start of the race.
Last night was the second running of the Official Unofficial City Coach Beer Mile. Here's the recap.
We had six starters, five finishers, and an all-around fun time. Both defending champions - Naterator and G-Lo were absent, and racers were anxious to fill the void and take the title as team Beer Mile champs. From the start it was obvious that the competitors came to race.
In the men's division, when the gun went off, the top men all finished their first beer within 18-24 seconds and took to the track. From the start it was clear that we'd have a tight competition. In the end Troy, Mark and Mike took the top three spots, separated by only 17 seconds. Matt raced his heart (and his guts) out, and was forced to do a penalty lap.
In the women's competition, Leanne showed an aptitude for both aspects of this multisport event as she guzzled with the boys and ran strong. Katie gave it the old party-college try, but ended as a DNF. (As this humble reporter barely runs and never drinks, he's in no position to ridicule anyone's efforts.)
Congratulations to all racers.
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Winter-Proof Your Run
Though it may seem like I spend all of my days taking undue credit for the success of my athletes and stalking cheaters, every once in a while I do take a break and work out. And when I do, I like to dress appropriately. (Last year's shorts-all-winter pledge notwithstanding.) So I was happy to see that Health Magazine included a few of my tips in their November edition. Check out the article written by our friend Rozalynn S. Frazier for all the details.
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