Thomas Gouard
On January 23, I received an email from New York Road Runners, which had a link titled ‘Dreaming of running the five boroughs?’. I skim read the paragraph, which stated, “The application for the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon is now open! You have until February 15 to enter the drawing and take a chance at grabbing a spot in the race of a lifetime. It is free to enter the drawing, and runners from all over the world – of all ability levels – are welcome. Good luck!”
Once I seen the words “It’s free to enter the drawing”, I quickly clicked the link and did not think twice about it. I even put my mom, who was texting me at the time on the back burner, so that I can start and finish my application for the marathon. As part of the registration, I ended up having to register for New York Road Runners, which did not cost me anything to register. Moreover, after not getting a spot in the 2018 Chicago Marathon this was the next best thing and it is another World Marathon Major to add to my resume.
I have always wanted to visit New York again, after visiting it with the ‘Single Marine Program’ years back to see the Radio City Rockets. We even got a chance to eat at a restaurant called ‘Mars 2112’, which was Mars themed. According to ‘Yelp’, that place has closed, which led me to do further research on why it closed and I found that they filed for bankruptcy in 2002 and 2007, per Gothamist. I would have loved to visit the place again if my name was accepted into the lottery and I made it out to New York for the marathon.
There is just something about New York City that attracts a small-town guy like me, along with running through Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island is another plus. I should know by the end of February if my name gets accepted into the marathon or not, so wish me luck everyone. I hope to make TCS NYC Marathon my twentieth career marathon.
Best wishes, my friend! Sounds like an amazing opportunity! 😀
Yes, indeed. An amazing opportunity and experience Thank you : )
You’re most welcome, my friend! Please keep us posted!
Definitely will! You can best believe that there will be a follow up post for this once I hear back, and also if I get the chance to make it out.
Awesome sauce! 😀 My fingers are crossed for you! But I’m confident you’ve got this anyway 😉
good luck & if you get excepted have all the fun you can while your there
& by ALL means BE SAFE out there with everything going on these days.
Thank you, Easy Money. Best believe I’m keeping an eye out for craziness
well I hope you have a great time & get the most out of it.
I’m quite sure that I will have both; seeing that I’m one that enjoys this : )
well I do wish you the best time you can have.
I hope you get the chance to visit. I have never been and have lived in the US my entire life.
Thank you, Carol. I hope so too. It’s an awesome sight to see
Wishing you luck, not that you need it. Enjoy!
Thank you very much, Carol : )