My 2007 New York City Marathon

Below are results and statistics from my run in the the 2007 New York City Marathon.

As you review the information, here are a few notes:

1. For those not skilled in metric conversion 5 km equals 3.1 miles...my first 5 km had to be among the slowest I have ever run, which is attributed to running in an incredible mass of people.

2. If you examine the course map, the much of the first 5 km is spent crossing the Verrazano Narrows Bridge...which consists of a long uphill climb followed by an equal descent in to Brooklyn.

3. As I was crossing the Queensborough Bridge my time made it clear a 4 hour marathon effort was not going to happen. So, I relaxed and focused more on enjoying the entire experience.

4. I completed the second half of the marathon in less time than I needed to finish the first 13.1 miles. This is notable for a couple of reasons (1) while running the second half, I had already run 13.1 miles and (2) rarely (OK, almost never) do I run faster after a 13 mile warm up experience.

Overall Place--15428

Gender Place--12108

Age Place--2661

5 km--0:41:35 (slow start due to the crowd)

10 km--1:09:53 (faster)

15 km--1:38:20 (settled in to a comfortable pace)

20 km--2:08:23

13.1 mi--2:14:37 (half way...no way to run a 4 hour marathon due to the crowd)

25 km--2:38:39

30 km--3:08:57

35 km--3:39:19

40 km--4:10:27

Net Time--4:11:47 (time from when I crossed the start line until I finished the race)

Gun Time--4:24:00 (time from when the starter's gun was fired until I finished the race)

Minutes per Mile--9:36