Wow. Can I throw down the word "blessing" for a second? That's basically what having a friend along for the Brooklyn 1/2 amounts to. Gretchen came up from TN with her husband Jon to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary. Part of her celebration was running the 1/2 with me (sorry Jon). Because I didn't really train properly for this race I am not sure I would have made it from mile 10 to 13.1 without someone distracting me with questions & conversation and saying, "you got this" ever quarter mile or so.
The icing on the cake was that we ran into Kathy, an old friend I hadn't seen in a while, around mile 2. She ran and chatted with us until a port-a-potty appeared around mile 10.
I've not been a big talker while I run because I've been doubtful that I could actually do both at the same time. But what an excellent way to get to the finish.
Look! Gretchen and I even made the NYRR website's post race slide show!
Thank you Gretchen (and Kathy) for making time fly even when I wasn't!
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