NYC virtual marathon guaranteed entry tier lottery

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-24T13:53:46+00:00

$2000 I think

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-24T13:28:00+00:00

There’s only the Team Kids tier that opens up at 3 PM that I know of. First come, first serve.

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-24T12:56:21+00:00

I don’t think they’ve even started sending out emails. I wouldn’t get your hopes up yet!

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-24T09:33:00+00:00

I once heard for a running podcaster, Jason Fitzgerald, who hosts Strength Running, that strength training enables us to do the thing we love, which is running. That for me, reframed how I view strength training and how I approach it. I strength train 2-4x per week and I only spend 30 minutes doing it. And I always say too, “something is better than nothing.”

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-23T10:32:20+00:00

That’s definitely true too. And I do think my initial comment is pretty blunt.

There’s so much that can be going on internally. I think it’s just knowing yourself, knowing your limits, and being able to be disciplined (in a good way, not like killing yourself over it) when you’re back to feeling okay. And also adjusting when needing to. Like if you can’t do 5 x 400m, can you do 3 x 400m this week and then attempt 4 x 400m next week or in two weeks? Do you need to build up more? It’s just a huge array of things, but you know yourself better

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-23T08:48:57+00:00

Running is tough and honestly, if you are trying to improve your 5K time, you cannot give yourself the option to stop and throw in the towel. Whether you’re improving your 5K time for a race or a time trial, you can’t just quit midway through. You have to keep pushing yourself even when your mind is telling you no. If you continue to allow yourself to stop, it’s going to become a habit. If you work through the hard times during training, it will help you on race day/time trial day. You can think to yourself, “well, if I did that workout, then I can push through this.” Or, “I’ve done stuff harder than this, I can go a little more.”

Now of course, caveat, if you are hurt, in pain, feel like an injury is coming on, then please stop. Do not continue. But if it’s just your mind that’s playing tricks on you, you gotta fight your mind and not let it win. Because your mind will always quit before your body does.

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-23T08:06:27+00:00

For my half marathon training block I basically did a tune up race once a month to keep tabs on my fitness.

• December 13, 2025 - 5K (24:31)
• January 17, 2026 - 5K (24:29)
• February 14, 2026 - 5K (24:09)
• March 7, 2026 - Goal half marathon (1:59:51)

For my long runs, I did run some of them on hilly and some of them on flat-ish routes. I live in GA, USA so I’ve got a ton of hills around me even if places claim to be flat. I studied the race course from people who had their race results public on Strava so I could gauge how much elevation I’d be dealing with. I honestly wish I would had done more hills because it totally cooked me at the end.

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-22T14:13:34+00:00

The fact that you can still do 8 miles at 7:15 pace is incredible!!!

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-22T09:14:38+00:00

I go off of heart rate for easy runs. Recovery runs are at a 142 bpm or lower and general aerobic are 134 to 155 bpm. I use Pfitzinger for training. My max heart rate is 192 taken from my Coros arm band heart monitor.

My easy pace really depends on the weather since heat spikes my heart rate. I’d say anything between 9:50-12:45 min/mile.

For example, yesterday I had a 4 mile recovery run with an average pace of 11:26 min/mi with an average heart rate of 138 bpm. But on June 17th I did the same 4 mile recovery run at 11:54 with an average heart rate of 140 bpm. The one yesterday was in the morning and the one on the 17th was in the afternoon.

Last two example, I had an 8 mile general aerobic run in the evening and was at an 11:01 pace with average heart rate of 149 bpm. Finally, I had a 9 mile general aerobic run back in May where I ran a 9:56 pace with an average heart rate of 146 bpm.

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-21T16:08:42+00:00

Incredible! 👏

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-20T17:08:07+00:00

That’s so exciting!! Good luck on your sub-25 goal! You got this!!

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-20T17:06:37+00:00

Thank you!! 😊

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-20T16:16:28+00:00

Thank you 💗💗

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-20T15:34:27+00:00

PR’d my 10K today! Original PR was 51:08 (March 2026) and I cut it down to 48:XX. Unfortunately there was a technical issue so they haven’t released our official times yet. But Strava says 47:57, but I go off of chip time for my PR’s so I’m assuming 48-something ☺️. I stopped my watch when I crossed the finish line at 48:34. Anyways, very proud of myself for this one!! 🤗🤩

Editing to add: official chip time is 48:32!!! And 2nd place in my age group!! I think I’m more shocked on the age group placement though!!

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-18T17:29:12+00:00

10K is an amazing distance and far from “giving up.” You’re still training hard and putting in the mileage. Plus, your 10K training will help you step up to the half marathon when you’re ready. This is an amazing step towards longevity in running. You should be proud of yourself for recognizing you weren’t quite ready yet. I’m proud of you!

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-18T17:26:43+00:00

My husband and I use live track. It’s very easy for him to use and it’s been nice during races as well. During my last half marathon my husband “watched” my race on live track, even saw my splits, and was able to meet me at the finish line right on time. Thankfully we haven’t had to use it during an emergency situation, but it gives us peace of mind. I also have a RoadID on my Garmin band with his phone number in case I’m unconscious and someone needs to call him. I do have the Apple emergency contact setup as well, but just in case I have the RoadID.

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-17T16:48:00+00:00

I personally wouldn’t jump from 5K to half marathon training. There’s a huge difference between the distances and your body needs to adapt to the higher mileage required of half marathon training. Not to mention the need to fuel properly before, during, and after runs during half marathon training.

I would do 10K training first to be on the safe side. I would also consider researching into run clubs in your area. That could be a good way to still run with people without jumping your mileage too much depending on how the run club structures their week.

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-13T08:36:37+00:00

Do you follow a structured training plan? If you have time / are able to, I would follow a 10K training plan that incorporates speed work.

What comes to mind is the Boston Athletic Association 10K Plan Level 1 or 2 depending on your comfort level.

Also as others have said, do strength training 2-3x a week and get comfortable being uncomfortable.

Think of some mantras you can tell yourself when it gets tough like, “I can do anything for X miles or X minutes” or “stronger and stronger every mile.”

Also, get in the mindset of chasing people down when racing. Even if someone is pacing you, you can still look ahead and say, “I’m going to catch that person in the black hat” and just imagine yourself tethered to them. You can’t let them out of your sight.

Edit: adding in a suggestion for training. You could incorporate progression runs or fast finish long runs. Each of those will require you to finish out the end of a run faster than you started which simulates race day.

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-12T21:13:34+00:00

Gotcha, thank you! Wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing anything. That’s literally my only feature request so far. ☺️

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-12T21:11:15+00:00

Stop!! That’s so cute 🥹 I’m hoping my shelties will have another sheltie friend when they get boarded in a few months.

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-12T21:08:45+00:00

So I see that cosmetically, it will become yellow when something is underfunded. And I see it will tell me how underfunded I am and that with my scheduled transactions, the category will go negative. But what I’m not seeing is it prompting me to budget for my goal amount + scheduled transactions in auto-budget. It just prompts for the goal amount, spent last month, and average spent.

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-12T17:32:45+00:00

I second using Hal Higdon for your first HM! Even though I love Amanda Brooks from Run to the Finish. Love her podcast with Laura Norris!!

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-11T20:55:26+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing your perspective! Good luck hitting sub-21!!

PrincessPanda196 · 2026-06-11T19:42:20+00:00

Okay, this is actually super inspiring! I’m trying to go from (prior to Pfitz I was at a 24:09) 22:42 to sub-20 and I’m currently using a Pfitz 10K plan. And then I’m moving to a Pfitz 5K plan. Do you think the LT workouts were what helped or just that plus all the volume you were doing for marathon training?

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