THE SUNNY-SIDE UP RUNNER
It was a sunny Sunday. The temperature was 63 degrees. A great day for a walk in the park. A not-so-great day for running. I was warming-up, along with 500 other runners, on the Shore Road Park Pier. It was my 6th Half Marathon. It was also my first race since my injury. The sun already looked intimidating. I slipped on my sunglasses. I made no plans to break a record today. My race goal was a simple one. Get. Over. The. Finish. Line.
The 2017 NYCRUNS Narrows Half Marathon runs along the southern edge of Brooklyn. There was not a single cloud in the sky, just a big yellow sun that grew larger and larger with every mile I ran.