Excited!!

I have half marathon #6 and my fourth in as many months coming up on Saturday.  I am running the NYRR Brooklyn Half Marathon.  This is my first time running in this event. Last year I had just completed my first ever half marathon 3 weeks prior to the 2012 event.  I was out and about on the course as I cheerleader for my BGR! sole sisters.  I was so jealous I couldn't run it because it seem like so much fun.  Now it is just 4 days away and I  can't wait.  This year the event is "bigger" than ever.  With over 20,000 runners registered, the Brooklyn Half Marathon will now be the 2nd largest half marathon in the U.S.   Great news of course for Brooklyn but also a little intimidating for runners.  To accommodate the extra runners there will be two wave starts.  Additionally there are all the extra security measures that are now in place after the Boston bombing.  I am hoping to knock of my Rock and Roll New Orleans half marathon time.  It will be quite tight in the first half of the race, so I will have to run this smart.  If I do it correctly I should be able to kick up the pace and hit a negative split once we get onto Ocean Parkway.   Either way PR or not, I plan to enjoy it!

Photos of the BGR! Cheer Squad at the 2012 Brooklyn Half Marathon.  Three members of the cheer squad are running it this year!