Anyone else apply to the NYC virtual for guaranteed 2027 entry? It lines up pretty well with a 22 mile training run for Philly and then I can just walk the last 4.2.

htxag09 said:

---

CDub06 said:

---

Got an email from United yesterday:

Quote:

---

Select MileagePlus Premier members get another chance to run in the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon on November 1. Space is available on a first come, first serve basis, so reserve your place on the starting line!


This experience includes:

One guaranteed entry to the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon

Access for one to United Airlines pre-race hospitality

Access for one to post-race hospitality at Tavern on the Green

---

Thought this was just a second chance lottery, so I entered. But it was actually guaranteed entry, so I'm in for the NYC Marathon for the first time! Big time excited.

---

Woah....that may be the best United perk I've seen...

Congrats!

---

Agreed! That's awesome.

What level are you in United to get that perk?

I'm going to get this thread off of 666 posts by complaining about the humidity. It's been ROUGH the last month or so. Need to switch to running in the morning.

Average Joe said:

---

I'm going to get this thread off of 666 posts by complaining about the humidity. It's been ROUGH the last month or so. Need to switch to running in the morning.

---

Think I may have had severe dehydration after my run Saturday. Started feeling a little nauseous then my entire body felt about as sore as I've ever felt. Much better by Sunday, but gut still didn't feel great.

Wasn't a long run either, like 6 miles.

Only other thing I think it could have been is/was whatever they call the summer virus. But never had any cough, sinus, or congestion issues.

htxag09 said:

---

Average Joe said:

---

I'm going to get this thread off of 666 posts by complaining about the humidity. It's been ROUGH the last month or so. Need to switch to running in the morning.

---

Think I may have had severe dehydration after my run Saturday. Started feeling a little nauseous then my entire body felt about as sore as I've ever felt. Much better by Sunday, but gut still didn't feel great.

Wasn't a long run either, like 6 miles.

Only other thing I think it could have been is/was whatever they call the summer virus. But never had any cough, sinus, or congestion issues.

---

I had a 3.5 mile base run that murdered me. I settled into my normal base run pace, nice and slow, and my heart rate wouldn't settle in. Just kept rising. Had to walk a few times to keep it reasonable. I was drenched. Felt like I couldn't catch my breath the entire time.

Ark03 said:

---

I ran my first half yesterday at 45 years old. I took 20+ years off, started jogging seriously a year ago, then did a 24 week Garmin/Coach Amy plan leading up to yesterday.

I was so slow. But, I controlled my pace, didn't crash or blow up, didn't have to walk. Fueling and hydration worked well, even though it was warm and humid and I probably sweated out 2 - 3 liters of water.

But, where do I go from here? I almost feel like the Coach Amy was too conservative - my mileage dropped quite a bit when I started that plan, at 4 days a week. Do I just do a Garmin connect plan with a target for a new race in the Fall? I feel like I have a lot of room to improve - especially in my pacing. Would I benefit most from adding more weekly miles? More varied training?

---

There are a lot of plans out there based on what your goal time is for a half or full. If you think that the plan you had was too conservative then you might be able to easily slide into one of the more aggressive plans. Since you're still kind of new at this, don't discount the value of your slow mileage days, it's fun to run at a good brisk pace, but it's not all about speed. For instance my race pace is about 7:00/mile, but I do a lot of my training around an 8:30 pace when I'm getting mileage in because it's a nice easy comfortable pace that I can recover from quickly.

In the past I've just tried to vary it between adding miles and adding speed when I'm building towards a race and a goal time. Because I'm a pretty experienced runner, I also let my body decide most of the time what kind of run it's going to be and I try not to fight my body. I've had many tempo/threshold days that ended up more as slow and low days, and some of my slow days have unexpectedly turned into race pace workouts if I start to really feel it and decide to push. I guess my point with that is that at 45 (I'm 41) it's not always a good idea to push through the pain, so make sure you listen to your body.

I feel your sentiments though because I often ponder what I'm really training for and what the right combination is for my body to unlock some extra speed on race day.

Ags2013 said:

---

Anyone else apply to the NYC virtual for guaranteed 2027 entry? It lines up pretty well with a 22 mile training run for Philly and then I can just walk the last 4.2.

---

I applied for the NYC virtual also, kind of dumb to pay $212 to run a "virtual race" but I think I might just pick up the Marine Corps Marathon and run that one since it would count as my 26.2 virtual race and guarantee me entry for 2027 NYC.... IF I get picked in this lottery.

I'm located up in Indiana, so some of these places aren't that far of a drive for me.