Wake up at 9 and sgambatina in Central Park. The aftermaths of the zone are still being felt, but the training helps us to merge more and more with this city and the Great Challenge on Sunday. 45 minutes of training, 7 km straight smooth environments and see the last part of the route.
During the finish, near the finish line, I see 100 meters a person who seems to recognize. We are 50 meters and is he Stefano Baldini, Olympic gold medalist in Athens, European Champion two years ago, one of the favorites for the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympic marathon. With one click
worth .. "Baldini" ... I went to him and salute. Miranda and Paul .. come short video and pictures. Exchange of "good luck" (among athletes of a certain caliber is a good omen) and back to the hotel hearty breakfast.
The afternoon is all about the withdrawal of the chest and race packet at the Jacobs Javits Convention Center where there is the Marathon Expo. Some of us are dedicated to shopping, others to know the hostess of the various stands.
It begins to breathe the atmosphere of the race. New York is filling up with marathoners. The air is almost magical ... ... colored fragrant. In the shops are beginning to wonder if you're here to run a marathon. A positive answer those glances of congratulation and good wishes. And 'the race of an entire city and not just the 50,000 that will be at the start. In the evening I
Gianpy from two years living and working in New York. It does not seem to be passed so long time. There are still many things in common, that these two years I had forgotten, not least the pleasure of travel for both do-it-yourself ", organized at the last second and is able to immerse yourself in the culture and traditions of the places we're living and a great passion for reading and personal growth. Dinner at a restaurant overlooking Times Square, the hotel bar after dinner and then all to bed. Gianpy Thanks for this wonderful evening.
Goodnight!
This day of our trip is called: The Waiting
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