New York Road Runners - Half Marathon

Today was the New York Road Runners Half Marathon! As you can see, we were there (to the far left). For those of you who may or may not some fun facts about today's run, here are ten things out the half marathon.

1. 15 Olympians and 11 national record holders ran today.
2. The run began in Central Park, took the runners through Times Square and finished in lower Manhattan.
3. This year's run is a new course so it is eligible for World and American record setting.
4. 20,750 runners finished the course; 9,761 men and 10.989 women.
5. The first ever professional wheelchair field was featured today.
6. This year's NYC half kicked off the Five-Borough Series.
7. Many use the NYC Half as a preparation for the full Marathon, a whooping 26.2 miles.
8. The first place wheelchair finisher was Joshua George from Illinois.
9. The overall winners were Geoffrey Mutai in the men's division and Sally Kipyego in the women's division; they are both from Kenya.
10. This is the Half Marathon's 9th year.

Did you know...

In honor of International Women's Month, here a ten random facts about women.

1. Women speak about 20,000 words a day. That's 13,000 more than the average man
2. The average time a women can keep a secret is 47 hours and 15 minutes
3. In 1920, women gain the right to vote in the U.S.
4. Women spend nearly one year of their lives deciding what to wear
5. Women lie, on average, 3 times a day while men lie double that
6. The world's first novel was written by a female
7. A woman's heart beats faster than a man's
8. The symbol for woman is also the symbol for the planet Venus, named after the Roman  goddess
9. Women ALWAYS enjoy a good bargain
10. The average number of items in a women's bathroom is 437.

Welcome March!!!

Lets welcome March 2014! Here are 10 things about the month!

1. March's birthstones are the aquamarine and the blood stone
2. March's flower is the daffodil, which is poisonous
3. March is named after the Roman god of war, Mars
4. It is one of seven months with 31 days
5. it was the first month in the year in ancient Rome
6. Paper money was issued in the U.S. on March 10, 1862
7. Pisces and Aries are the astrological signs that fall in March
8. Dr. Seuss' birthday is in March
9. The first day of Spring falls on March 20th or 21st
10. March starts on the same day of the week as November every year

We hope you learned a few new facts! Thank you so much for tuning in; remember to comment and subscribe!