NYC Marathon, moments of waking up early to do something extra in life.

Focus, dedicate, train hard, and execute. Nothing comes free.

In the darkest moments, like running through a silent dark Queensboro bridge, your core is tested for resiliency and pressure.

You have deep doubts. Road somehow is becoming harder.

Never ever give up, it will continue to be hard.

Team support and help is instrumental. Chris Repecki, knee injury physical therapy sessions since August have put me back on my feet.

Coaches at hashtag#nyrr with training sharing interval runs, tempo runs, and long runs.

Deep thank you to anybody who helped me and shared, and also 3:25 Pacer Myles Lock, which was a key to this run.