The subway system in New York is amazing, it can get you everywhere quickly and easily.
The Marathon is put on by the New York Road Runners. It's been running since 1970 and is the largest marathon in the world with over 50,000 runners entering each year.I found my name on the list! Very cool.Bus trip down to the start line on Staten Island. This is Fort Wadsworth.It was an early start to get down to the start area. The Kangaroo onesies were to stay warm.The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge 4km long This was us, running through Brooklyn
The marathon passes all 5 Boroughs of New York City. It starts on Staten Island, then travels through Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx and then back into Manhattan to finish in Central Park.
The crowds of people that come out to watch are fantastic and all the bands music and entertainment makes it such a spectacle.
This was not the time I was hoping for, but was definitely an amazing experience. I have run 10 Marathons all up and it's easy to get complacent. I'd also had a few injuries and I was coming off the back of a fair bit of triathlon training, so I was hurting lots in the last 10km. I had to walk a bit to get it done. There was a lot of zig-zagging in the large field along the way and my Garmin measured 43km, instead of the standard 42.2km of a marathon, so I definitely got extra mileage!With the Marathon done it was time for some sight seeing before the long flight home.Port Authority Transportation HubInside the Port Authority Transportation Hub9/11 Memorial Pools9/11 Memorial MuseumPhoto showing what the Twin Towers used to look like in 1980The last ColumnBrooklyn Bridge I would have like to run over the Brooklyn Bridge as well but I was still veryachy from the marathon and we still had plenty of tourist walking to do.New York Knicks vs Chicago Bulls at the Madison Square Garden
This was my first time ever time at the NBA and I loved all the action and game play. Luckily my friend recommended it, and said it would be worth forking out a little more for some seats closer to all the action. It was worth every cent.
Times Square, right in the heart of New York City.Top of the Rock, on the Observation Deck, Rockefeller Centre. looking at the Empire State Building. Still admiring my hard-earned medal.That's the Statue of Liberty in the distance.Lego model of the Rockefeller CentreNew York Stock ExchangeCharging Bull on Wall StreetGrand Central Station. Very impressive.11,000 year old Mammoth in the American Museum of Natural History. It's one thing to watch a documentary on TV about mammoths. It's another to see a life-sized skeleton up close!Willamette MeteoriteLestodon armatus. Also known as a Giant Sloth.Model of a Blue Whale. This is an accurate model, making it astounding to stand near given that it's 28 metres long. Huge!This is a piece out of the trunk of a Giant Sequoia Tree. It shows 1400 years worth of growth. The tree was over 90 metres tall before it was felled. After this beauty was cut down, the next president passed a law to say these trees had to be protected. Beautiful Central ParkThere are so many things to try and do in this city. I think we only just scratched the surface. Late Show with Stephen Colbert. My first time at a Live T.V show
And that's it! That was my whirlwind trip around New York City. I loved it so much, though went home very achy and sore, and I can't wait to get back there and do a heap more exploring.
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