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Life Lessons from the United Airlines New York City Half Marathon

Have you been to New York City? Have you toured Times Square and Central Park?

How about RUNNING 13.1 miles through New York City? Now that's a unique view!

I did run New York City, and I had a great time! This podcast episode is about my run, my training and the life lessons I learned along the way that you can draw from to inspire and sharpen your daily walk in work and life.

The United NYC Half Marathon Course:

We started in Prospect Park in Brooklyn and ran Flatbush Avenue to the Manhattan Bridge. We had one side of the bridge to ourselves and it was spectacular crossing the East River and viewing the Manhattan Skyline (see video below). Once in Manhattan we ran north along the river and then turned west onto 42nd St. and headed into primetime with a glorious right turn north into Times Square! We continued north through Times Square and into Central Park where we did nearly a full loop to finish out the 13.1 mile race.

Just a note...this is a different podcast from my norm. You are going to start seeing some shifts in my podcast episodes as I broaden my podcast focus. I'm going to focus on web, social, and business as I have, but I'm going to more intentionally focus on a few key areas that have grown in importance for me: Fitness and Mission. I'm all about having each of us living life to the fullest and that happens best when we are healthy and have a focus and mission. I'll be sharing stories from my journey and what I'm learning along the way!

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Life Lessons from the United NYC Half Marathon

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Photos from the Race in New York City:

Early in the run in downtown Brooklyn

Running through Times Square, New York City #UnitedNYCHalf

My Brother-in-Law and I celebrating the NYC Half finish!

NYC Half Finish with Skyline Backdrop

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