Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Have I Lost My Mind???


This guy made me do it---> Live to Run - Run to Live. He told me the NYC Marathon deadline for the lottery is the end of this month. SO I SENT IN MY REGISTRATION! I have no intention of running NYC this year, I'm not ready---BUT.....after 3 consecutive rejections, you are automatically in. This is my first application, in 3 years I'll be plenty ready for those bridges. Please pray they don't accept me this year!!

12 comments:

*jeanne* said...

I wanted to run it LAST year, but didn't get in.
THIS year, I have other plans, and I won't take the chance of getting in, so I'll have to start over again next year. Oh, well. Que sera sera.

I hope it works out like you want! :-)

Neese said...

Lora! that's great!, well maybe it isn't?! LOL, too funny... i'll cross my fingers they don't accept! if they DO, we'll help motivate you to power train! when is it, november?


:)

Todd said...

man I will have to do it. if you get in you can postpone it for 1 year I think. I would love to run New York.I want to have 1 trip marathon this year near the end of the year and use up my vaction days I will have. NY may be perfect.

Nancy Toby said...

Yeah, I think if you're accepted you can defer one year.

Todd said...

yes you can always defer for 1 year if you make it. I did not know you were trying. you can not defer for 2 years though. also if you run it like 10 times you are automaticly in it.

onepinkfuzzy said...

ha! since when do we cross our fingers to *not* be in a race?! too cute.

Olga said...

Oh, please...that would give a great incentive!
And your daugter is all grown up and pretty, so you can train:)

Cris said...

Lottery draw is june 15th, so you'll know pretty soon. If you DO get in, I encourage you to go ahead and train up. The goal of "fiish my first marathon" is VERY possible to train up for in four months - I did!

But if you MUST postpone... you need to send in your race card with the information for cancellation filled out. They'll guarantee you a spot the next year, tho you'll still have to pay the regular application fees. And to my knowledge (I volunteered at the cancellation/help desk last year at the Expo), you can keep postponing 'til the end of time.

But I hope you don't postpone at all! Carpe diem!

Unknown said...

I like what Brooklyn had to say. Carpe Diem Lora!

Papa Louie said...

Are you kidding? This is your once in a life time chance to see and meet Lance Armstrong. He is planning on running the marathon this year. That alone would motivate me. Too bad I already signed up for Columbus marathon. Looking to hear the drawing results.

Travis said...

That is how I enter my events. It makes me dig in and really committ to a plan if I know I have signed up. You'd do great, plus you would get a trip to NY!

Una said...

Oooooooooh! How cool is this! NYCM is one of the greats, you'll fit right in!