Wow. I did it. The official time: 4:35:57. That's 27,447th place out of over 45,000 runners. I placed in 2,997th place in my age group. And I survived to tell the story.

This was easily one of the most amazing life experiences I've had to date. I can see why it's on the "bucket list" for so many people. If you've never run a marathon, you should put it on your own bucket list. And if you're a runner and have never run the NYC Marathon before, well this is something you absolutely must do.

Congratulations to all NYC Marathoners on a most spectacular day, and a day that I will undoubtedly remember for the rest of my life.