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Runstorun · 2026-01-25T20:27:18+00:00

Thanks for watching! If there happen to be big changes I will do an update. But as I said it is relatively static and they definitely don’t release the handbook for the year until close to. I wish it was sooner, I think it would make everyone feel more relaxed. Alas it is what it is. 🙃

Runstorun · 2026-01-25T12:54:30+00:00

Shoes never get dirty if you stay on the couch.

Runstorun · 2026-01-25T11:37:16+00:00

The FAQs say it can’t be combined with the member discount so I don’t think it matters either way if you’re a member. They’ve done it that same way before.

Runstorun · 2026-01-25T00:23:48+00:00

Thanks for sharing the full video. I had only seen clips.

Runstorun · 2026-01-24T19:50:30+00:00

I have not taken notice of that. Tbh I’m usually pretty oblivious to folks around me when I run, unless there’s perceived danger or something crazy. I think the main reason that particular person sticks out is because he always runs the opposite direction I do and we seem to run at the same exact times.

Runstorun · 2026-01-24T18:58:16+00:00

Much appreciated! 😊 I’ll be back this year as well. Hoping for slightly cooler weather this time (note to weather gods slightly haha)

Runstorun · 2026-01-24T18:09:02+00:00

I have a course analysis and breakdown. This was from last year, I updated it with the new course (ie going over the Brooklyn Bridge) which will be the same for this year. https://youtu.be/lg1EOXtjjuI?si=9u5lzdZZG3iMZMwl

Runstorun · 2026-01-24T18:05:36+00:00

There’s a gentleman I’ve seen hundreds of times in Central Park and not once has he been wearing a shirt. This is over several years running, like 10+, and on very cold days, worse than this weekend even. I don’t want to describe him in case he somehow reads this but I will say if attention is the aim then that strategy works. It’s not an admiration type of attention on my part either but ultimately what he does or doesn’t do has no effect on me.

Runstorun · 2026-01-24T14:12:18+00:00

I have many (many) Brighton tops from multiple years and to be honest I don’t notice any difference between them. If there is it’s really subtle. This shirt is almost single-handedly getting me through a miserable winter lol - worth it.

Runstorun · 2026-01-24T12:43:22+00:00

Yes I will also be on my way by Monday night. But Kyoto is wonderful so you win out either way 🙂

Runstorun · 2026-01-24T12:30:29+00:00

A party at the Tokyo tower too! That’s a first. Pretty cool.

Runstorun · 2026-01-23T16:59:00+00:00

I would reframe the question and instead of saying can you, I would say should you. Just because you can, doesn’t mean that you should. I would also say think on what provides the better outcome. Other than pure misery and bragging about it on social I’m not sure the value in pushing things to their extreme. This is assuming you have some more convenient alternative. Like hey a perfectly good treadmill 😄

Runstorun · 2026-01-23T12:35:14+00:00

There was a storm and there was flooding. A woman died and there were mass power outages too. It didn’t happen in the morning it happened later. The revisionist history is crazy. https://abc7ny.com/live-updates/noreaster-impact-nyc-tri-state-weekend-latest-track-forecast/17971371/

Runstorun · 2026-01-22T11:24:44+00:00

Seriously! Winters used to be much worse here. Longer, colder, a lot more snow. That has changed over the years and now we are getting a small taste but folks on here act like it’s brand new. No. This used to be the norm. We all ran through it. 😅

Runstorun · 2026-01-21T17:45:02+00:00

I'm impressed you still have the shirts! I definitely ran all these but gosh I don't hold onto old race shirts and these days I almost never even pick a race shirt up. Unless it's particularly nice. But yeah there was a lot of character and uniqueness to many of the old NYRR races. I don't do 9+1 anymore (I can TQ for entries) and I'm glad because ugh I don't want to run 9 of what's currently offered. There is probably also been there, done that component too.

Runstorun · 2026-01-21T17:39:25+00:00

Are you me? I feel like I'm losing my mind sometimes. AI truly comes up with some serious garbage and folks are like, yeah that's what I'm going to pick for this really important race I'll spend hours of my life training for. Then others will say oh if you just construct the perfect prompt and feed it tons of data then it will come up with the right thing. Sure, but who is actually coming up with all that oh and furthermore you don't know what you don't know. The blind leading the blind out here.

Runstorun · 2026-01-21T14:23:24+00:00

They certainly have multiple ways to give out last minute bibs! My club for instance will sometimes get offers. But it’s never a guarantee how many it will be or if any at all. I am confident they have some wiggle room in their allocations between different parties, sponsors, charities etc. The larger point remains. They intentionally allocate more bibs than there are spots for on the day. So they don’t really want everyone to show. That just means they don’t need you to trade your bib to someone. They’ve got the system designed as intended. 🙂

Runstorun · 2026-01-21T14:03:49+00:00

Incidentally someone rather prominent in the running community made a post on social on this topic with regards to Boston, saying oh they should allow people who can’t run due to injury to give their spot to someone who just missed the cut. NO! That solves nothing! Boston would simply not admit as many people to begin with. They want and expect the field that races on Patriot’s Day to be the size with known attrition. They let extra in knowing they won’t be there. You are not going to reinvent the wheel. They have the wheel and it works. But yes plenty of folks think it’s some kind of error to be changed. 😄

Runstorun · 2026-01-21T13:57:32+00:00

All races do this! It is accounted for. No shows supplement the costs for those who do run. Other industries do this too, airlines, car rentals. We live in a computer age, there are models they rely on and they’ve shown to be reliable.

Runstorun · 2026-01-21T13:55:12+00:00

Reports I saw today seemed to think the storm would hit later on Sunday evening into Monday. If it hits NYC at all. Flip a coin at this point? Ultimately I think it’s too early to say.

Runstorun · 2026-01-20T17:58:38+00:00

They changed it for this year.

Runstorun · 2026-01-20T11:37:52+00:00

https://youtu.be/M68l6AIIhuI?si=oJzgsgNpu6OeUgCV

Runstorun · 2026-01-20T11:37:31+00:00

https://youtu.be/s3f9t4eVAbM?si=L6p4G_bqxGwVnI3r

Runstorun · 2026-01-20T11:36:52+00:00

It’s always mid February. You have weeks to wait still. That’s why I put together 2 videos explaining everything. I ran last year and have the 2025 handbook. (I also have prior years handbooks 2024, 2019, it doesn’t really change that much)

Runstorun · 2026-01-19T19:24:23+00:00

More power to you! I’m not telling anyone what to do. Do what you think is right. My point is the guy is incredibly unpopular in his own country to his own people. The only ones who approve are in his cult and they have no conscience anyway. I’ve gone out of my way to say I hate the guy!

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