Quick update from yesterday

I posted yesterday before NYRR had released everyone's places. Turns out I finished 507th overall and I placed 127th for my age group, which I believe is 30-34. I can't even begin to express how humbled and surprised and happy I felt to find all of that out.

And yes, my cheeseburger last night was the best cheeseburger I've had in a long time. Buttermilk Channel in Carroll Gardens has maybe become my vote for the best burger in the neighborhood.

Marathon is over! 2 hours 53 minutes and 8 seconds!

Well, today I ran my first marathon ever in the ING NY Marathon. I couldn't be happier with my finish time. I ended up finishing in 2 hours 53 minutes and 8 seconds for a pace of 6:36 / mile, which is a whole lot faster then I anticipated running and satisfied my goal that I had set for myself of qualifying for the Boston Marathon (which I promptly registered for when I got home). I felt amazing the whole run until around mile 22, but sucked it up for the rest.

The marathon itself was a pretty amazing sight to behold. From start to finish. I had a hard time walking when I finished, and admittedly, I got a little choked up when I stopped running. Choked up enough that one of the race volunteers asked if I was ok because I think they thought I was in pain (which I was). But yeah, amazing day.

Now I'm going to eat a giant cheeseburger and drink some beer.