BIB # 15688!!!

Phew!!! I got some good news this week from NYRR. They gave out the BIB race numbers and I am #15688.

What this means is that I am in the first start group running the marathon and my start time will be 9:40. The great thing about this is that every time I look at the timers, it will pretty much be in real marathon time. The other groups start at 10:00 and 10:20 and they have to look at the timers and subtract either 20 minutes or 40 minutes. Due to the fact that I am trying to beat 03:50:22, it will be great to just have to look at the timers.

Plus, the front runners in my group are the Elite Men, meaning they run like a 5 minute mile or faster. So, it won't take long to get from the corrals to the start line.

My number puts me in the "sub elite" category which is funny in itself. But, I guess if you are not ELITE, then you are SUB-ELITE. Doesn't matter..happy to be starting at 9:40 and not waiting around for even longer.