Running for Your Life: The Next Race

It’s hard to believe that a year ago I was deep into training for the Nova Scotia Marathon.

Believe it or not, it has taken literally months for my body to feel that it can take the punishment that marathon training entails. It may sound like a cliché to say, but a good part of that process is to train the mind. That it can will your body through the paces.

Making the right race choice can help. Last year the Nova Scotia Marathon was part of a glorious road trip with my daughter K, this year it is Brooklyn. Backyard Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Marathon, which is run in November, exclusively in beautiful Prospect Park.

Why Brooklyn? Because unlike every other marathon I’ve ever run, the course will never have me more than a short stroll home in Park Slope: A stroll that is all downhill. (Thus, the Slope.)

I had in this space made noises about running in Albuquerque. But like Bugs Bunny, I made a turn at Albuquerque. Not a wrong one, though. And one day, I hope to run in the Southwest. Saving it up for another day, and giving it up to Brooklyn, where my friends and family will hopefully come out to party afterward.

Please, mark the date and come to visit the Brooklyn Marathon. Sunday morning through noon, November 15. It would be great to see you!

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