Post by marathondude on Nov 11, 2008 15:02:59 GMT -5
Running the Big Apple
My brother, Doug, hadn’t raced a marathon in five years. He suffered extensive injuries when a vehicle ran a stop sign in early 2004 while he was biking. The accident broke his femur in three places, left bone chips and injured his knee. Unbeknownst to him, his doctor said he would never walk again, but he didn’t know Doug’s toughness and determination. Months of rehabilitation led to walking, running and racing. I told Doug if he wanted to run another marathon I would be there with him. In late 2006 he ran a 1:31 half marathon in Orlando. He followed this up with a 1:29:40 in Naples, Florida in January, 2008 which gave him a qualifying time for the New York City Marathon. After a few phone calls it was decided – Doug and I would be “Running the Big Apple.”
This is the first paragraph of a rather lengthy article I wrote on my New York City Marathon race experience so I didn't post it in its entirety like I usually do. For the remainder visit www.garycohenrunning.com , click "All in a Day's Run" and then "Running the Big Apple."
My brother, Doug, hadn’t raced a marathon in five years. He suffered extensive injuries when a vehicle ran a stop sign in early 2004 while he was biking. The accident broke his femur in three places, left bone chips and injured his knee. Unbeknownst to him, his doctor said he would never walk again, but he didn’t know Doug’s toughness and determination. Months of rehabilitation led to walking, running and racing. I told Doug if he wanted to run another marathon I would be there with him. In late 2006 he ran a 1:31 half marathon in Orlando. He followed this up with a 1:29:40 in Naples, Florida in January, 2008 which gave him a qualifying time for the New York City Marathon. After a few phone calls it was decided – Doug and I would be “Running the Big Apple.”
This is the first paragraph of a rather lengthy article I wrote on my New York City Marathon race experience so I didn't post it in its entirety like I usually do. For the remainder visit www.garycohenrunning.com , click "All in a Day's Run" and then "Running the Big Apple."