3:44:35 in the New York Marathon- UPDATE

I ran a new personal best 3:44:35 in yesterday's New York Marathon, and with apologies to Boston, it was the best marathon I've run. The time qualifies me for entry into the Pike's Peak Marathon next August. I elbowed my way to the front of the wave for yesterday's start just so I could be able to run with the lead pack over the Verrazano Bridge from Staten Island to Brooklyn.



Here's a picture from my iPhone showing a few officials who made a human ropeline to keep anyone from taking off before the gun. Once the gun went off, the speakers going across the start and the bridge blared Frank Sinatra's New York, New York.

The crowd support was constant throughout the race, and once I hit Central Park around mile 23, it was all people -- really helped carry me in to the finish. It'll be tough to top this one. I'm en route back to Arkansas now.

Update: Finished 2nd out of 30 from Arkansas.