I've been assigned to the 5:30 AM Staten Island ferry on race day!  That's an early call to be sure...but I hope that means that I'm in the first wave of runners at the start too.

I booked a hotel on the Upper West Side...only about 10 blocks from the finish line...but quite a hike from the ferry terminal.  Looks like I'm responsible for getting myself to the ferry...which means jumping on the subway or grabbing a cab.  Geez, I'm gonna have to get up early!!