Day 1

Nervous and excited. I am "in" with 213 days to go. I got my acceptance letter to the ING New York City Marathon Class of 2010. I almost deleted the letter without opening, thinking it was another random email, but saw "Congratul" in the partial subject line. I have a million thoughts: worried about being up for it, but excited for the challenge, concerned about my usual running pains in my back, I need new shoes.

I immediately thought about celebrating with a nice long run through Cherokee Park. I went to El Mundo instead and had a margarita. I'll celebrate tomorrow.

New York, I will see you soon.