I'm running the New York City MARATHON!!!!

That's right, it's official. As of today, I have qualified to be a participant in the ING New York City Marathon on November 2, 2008. That's just 53 short weeks away, so I guess I should get crackin'!

The reason that today is a big deal is because I ran a race this morning in Central Park that will Qualify me for the 2008 NYC Marathon. New York Road Runners, the organization that owns the marathon, has a system in place where if you join the organization and run 9 qualifying races in one calendar year, you automatically qualify to run the NYC marathon in the next calendar year. And since the race is in November, that means that it's a long wait! Today I ran my ninth race in the Poland Spring Marathon Kickoff Race, which I think is fitting!

For those who are curious about my races this year, here they are:

Race Name, Date	Dist. (miles)	Net Time	Pace per Mile
NYRR Team Champs - Women August 18, 2007	5.0	40:49	8:09
NYC Half-Marathon August 5, 2007	13.1	1:58:33	9:02
AHA Start! Wall Street Run May 22, 2007	3.0	26:31	8:50
Healthy Kidney 10K May 19, 2007	6.2	54:11	8:44
NYJL Mother's Day 10M May 13, 2007	10.0	1:31:47	9:10
NYRR Brooklyn Half-Marathon April 14, 2007	13.1	1:55:53	8:50
More Two-Person Half-Marathon March 25, 2007	13.1	1:55:48	8:50
NYRR Bronx Half-Marathon February 11, 2007	13.1	1:57:54	9:00

Yay!! Looking forward to chronicling my adventures training for this event next year!