Hey Cliff,

I wanted to update you on how the Marathon went, also I wanted to thank you for all your great advice. I definitely took your advice and it certainly paid off. I ran a local half marathon in Norwalk in September and did most of my runs on trails and treadmills.

Despite an IT Band problem that came about 2 weeks before the NYC Marathon, the whole experience was awesome, both running the marathon and all the training leading up to it was exciting and gratifying! I'm definitely hooked and plan on running more marathons.

Here are my times:

Finish time: 3:26:11
10K split: 0:46:57
Half-marathon split: 1:39:10

Hope all is well! Good luck in your next race!

Thanks again Cliff!

Best,