1 Day, 3 States, A whole lot of running

Any day that begins with watching thousands of people run 26.2 miles is going to be an amazing day. If you ever have the opportunity to watch a major marathon, then I would like to offer you one suggestion. Look at the eyes and mouth of the runners that pass by. I believe if you do this you will be able to notice a twinkle in their eyes and often a slight smile, but a different smile that you don't get to see every day. Although I can't say for sure, but I believe this smile and twinkle is the result of a great joy that these runners are experiencing. It is the joy of months of hard work and effort being cashed in. It is the smile of the runners thinking about all the sacrifices they made to get them to that very moment. It is the smile of runners that are caught up in their amazing accomplishment and the fact that so many people had come to celebrate their amazing feat.

It was very easy for me to lace up and go for a 3 mile run this morning in Brooklyn with the excitement of this amazing event.

Here were some special highlights of the marathon from my perspective

1. My friend, Laura, ran her 1st marathon today. I 'm incredibly proud of her!

2. Two of my friends ran extremely impressive times of 2:41 and 2:43 for the marathon. Awesome Job Sal and Walsh!

3. Another friend was the personal running coach for and ran the marathon with Olympic Gold Medalist Speed Skater Apollo Anton Ohno

4. I was able to cheer for Ethan Zong, winner of Survivor Africa.

I was able to use the inspiration provided from this amazing event to motivate myself to go on another run with my friends when I dropped them off in Connecticut. The amazing fall weather and some beautiful trails reminded me of the thousands of miles that I had run on the same trails with the same friends. The beautiful sound of leaves crunching below my feet with every stride I took felt to be part of an amazing dream sequence.

I began to get a bit tired during the last hour of my drive from Connecticut to Boston. I dropped my bags as soon as I got to my apartment and laced up 1 more time. I wanted to set a new record for myself 1 day, 3 states with a run in each state of 3 miles or more.

I think it is now time for bed.