C'mon, somebody must be running!

[ny biker]

Yeah, it's not the running in the cold, it's the waiting around beforehand. Monumental I think is small enough that the runners don't have a hugely long wait? And NYC wasn't that cold, but the wind was piercing. For the four and a half hour wait before my start, besides what I ran in, I had two throwaway fleece tops (one hooded), a Tyvek coverall, a reflective mylar poncho, and eight chemical hand warmers, and I was chilly but pretty much okay since I snagged a spot that was mostly sheltered. But there were a lot of people who were shivering for hours.

Congrats on the race!! I drove over the Verrazano at 9:30 last night and the wind was knocking my car around. I can only imagine what it was like to run over it early in the morning when the winds were higher, especially since I was literally shivering the night before when I left my cousin's wedding, and I was wearing a knee-length wool coat then.

[OakLeaf]

Congrats on the race!! I drove over the Verrazano at 9:30 last night and the wind was knocking my car around. I can only imagine what it was like to run over it early in the morning when the winds were higher.

It literally nearly knocked me over a couple of times. Blew the foot in the air, into the other leg, so I came close to tripping myself!

It kind of ticked me off that people were shedding clothes on the bridge though. Obviously anything dropped there went right into the water.

[katluvr]

Awesome Oak!
Yes, the waiting around in the cold does me in! Glad you managed and awesome about your BQ!