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Reserved a Spot in the Boston Marathon!

“Holy Shoot!”

That’s what I said when I went online to the Boston Marathon website. Today registration opened at 9am, and at 5:03pm, it was CLOSED! Last time, it closed in 2 MONTHS. Today, um, it closed in 8 hours, 3 minutes?

Fortunately I got in very early this morning while on set. If I waited until tonight, I would have been most disappointed. And I’m guessing there are a number of very disappointed people out there, having simply forgotten to sign up today and thinking they could sign up later. If you’re reading this, I feel for ya.

But I’ve reserved my spot! I am only now awaitin verification, which is in the form of validating my qualifying time. So it’s just a formality as I wait for validation, since I qualified in last year’s Philadelphia Marathon with 3:07:32.

So here we go! The next “leg” of my running story will soon begin!

I have received entry into the Philly Marathon 2010!

This morning I bit the bullet and signed up for my second marathon for this year, occurring just 2 weeks after the NYC Marathon!

Dear Ben,

Congratulations! You are now registered for
Sat Nov. 20th – Rothman Institute 8K [not planning on doing this]
Sun Nov. 21st – Philadelphia Marathon/Half Marathon

Thank you for helping us go green by registering online for the 2010 Philadelphia Marathon, Philadelphia Half Marathon, or Rothman Institute 8K. Please save, print and read the information and follow the instructions.

All runners must come to The Philadelphia Marathon Health and Fitness Expo to pickup up their race bibs (numbers-remove), (chips-remove), race packets and event shirts. Expo hours at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Hall D, 11th & Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19107 are: Friday, November 19th, – 12 noon to 9:00 p.m. Saturday, November 20th , – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The Philadelphia Marathon Committee wishes you the best in your training. If you have any questions, please visit our website at www.philadelphiamarathon.com.

Good luck with your training and we’ll see you in November!

I registered it because it was on my mind, getting a rather inexpensive entry was ending by week’s end and I feared forgetting, and I had a $5 coupon to use. All in all, it cost about $80 to sign up.

To do? Get a hotel room. Maybe get a train ticket. My friend Elizabeth Corkum is also running the Philadelphia Marathon and has a car and family there, so I may try to bum a ride. (Elizabeth, if you’re reading this, you’re forewarned!)

Cheers,
Ben

I have received entry into the NYC Marathon 2010!

Woohoo! Take a look at this …

Dear Benjamin Hauck,

Congratulations! You have received guaranteed entry to the ING New York City Marathon 2010.

Your entry number is [redacted]. Please include this number and your name in any correspondence pertaining to the marathon. To check your status, or to update/change your personal information, click here and enter the username and password that you created within the application. Correspondence may be sent to marathonmailer@nyrr.org.

Your Official Handbook will be mailed in the summer. For further information about the event, please visit ingnycmarathon.org. Please note that the dates for the ING New York City Marathon Health and Fitness Expo, where you must pick up your race number, are Thursday, November 4 – Saturday, November 6.

Thank you for your interest in the ING New York City Marathon 2010, and best of luck.

What did I put as my expected finish time? Well, with a finish in Philly at 3:07:32, I thought I should challenge myself again. This time, I challenged myself to shave off just 8 minutes of the time to finish NYC in 2:59. 8 minutes is no piece of cake to do, though. We shall see!

Wish me luck for this November’s marathon!