New York Marathon

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Aug 2007
11:32pm, 18 Aug 2007
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Had a great 18-miler today (humidity finally agreeable now). Thought I'd pass this info along: There's a neat site by Nike in which you can enter the finish time you hope to get for New York Marathon and it will give you splits per mile specific to the course (slightly slower splits for the uphill portions, slightly faster for downhills, etc.). It is a decent tool to evaluate where the "challenging" miles will be based on the terraine of the course. I hope the link works. You have to sign up, but it's a free service. Once in, the right menu has New York as an option. Select that and enter the requested information and it will produce the splits.

Here's the link: nike.com
Aug 2007
11:35pm, 18 Aug 2007
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Follow up to the above link...the menu bar has "Train" select that, and under that, select "Pace Calculator" and it should take you to the right area....sorry for any confusion. If you have any problems getting to the site, I can enter the info and get you the splits...
Boab
Boab
Aug 2007
6:59am, 19 Aug 2007
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Boab
Cheers for that buff, if anyone wants access they can use my details, fmail me and I will give you a logon and password. Would post it on, but don't want any web spiders picking it up. The first mile must be a killer hill, for a 2:45 finishing time my first mile should be 6:55!! Then a 5:55!! Having never seen it, the Verrazano bridge must be a killer!
Aug 2007
9:54am, 19 Aug 2007
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Thanks for the link Buff, although the more times I see a profile of Verrazano the less happy I become - at least it's at the start though when it'll (I'll) be slow anyway.
Aug 2007
4:09pm, 19 Aug 2007
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The top of the Verrazano bridge is the topographic high point of the course. The first mile of the race is uphill to the bridge crest, and the 2nd mile is down hill. It really isn't too bad since it is the first mile of the race and your legs are fresh. To me the toughest bridge on the course is the Queensboro bridge at miles 15 to 16, but the reward for conquering that is the arrival to 1st Avenue and being greetied like a rock star!

The splits from the Nike site are not gospel, but serve as a reasonable assessment of how to equate "even effort" into split times. I think it's worthwile to study the course profile along with the split estimates so you can have a better idea of where the battles lie...

Flat marathon courses are nice for PBs and to qualify for Boston, but I quite like the rolling and hilly courses as they add another tactical component to the race.
Aug 2007
4:20pm, 19 Aug 2007
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Here's some views of the Verrazano Bridge: worldshipny.com
Girlie
Girlie
Aug 2007
5:05pm, 19 Aug 2007
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Girlie
Do they use both decks for the marathon? Some footage I saw on You tube suggests they do.

Several folks have told me the noise coming off the Queensboro bridge is deafening and the atmosphere very emotional!
Aug 2007
6:06pm, 19 Aug 2007
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Hi Girlie: Yes we will use both decks of the Verrazano bridge. For the start, the field is divided into 3 major corrals (Orange, Blue, and Green). I think it's Orange and Blue that use the upper deck, and Green uses the lower.

And yes, you have been correctly informed, the crowd noise as you exit the Queensboro bridge onto First Avenue makes us "amateur enthusiasts" feel like elite super-stars. The crowd is 20-deep as far as the eye can see. It is an interesting series of sounds, as while you're on the bridge (about a mile), all you can hear is the footfalls and breathing of your fellow runners. This sets you up nicely for the roar of the crowd.

Here's some views of the Queensboro: bridgeandtunnelclub.com

If you've ever seen the end of Spiderman 1 (as well as a few other NY films), this should look familiar.
Aug 2007
9:14am, 21 Aug 2007
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Yay my name is now on the entrants database. Woooo! Feels REAL now!!
Girlie
Girlie
Aug 2007
9:18am, 21 Aug 2007
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Girlie
So's mine and an entry number, hope that is the race number.

Definitely real now!!

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