How One Vogue Editor Made It Through the New York City Marathon Inline

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    Photo: Courtesy of Brooke Danielson
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    Picking up my bib at the expo. It was packed with runners and their families. My mother and her best friend, Anne, joined me in support.

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    Packing to check into the 1 Hotel Central Park with the necessities: snacks, a knee brace, phone charger, and electrolyte tablets.

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    I took a quick trip to the John Barrett braid bar, because why not? I wanted to not only feel good race day but to look my best. These braids kept my hair from flying in my face during the race.

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    Lined up on the Verrazano–Narrows Bridge with my fellow runners just eight minutes before the race started and Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” began playing. It was a happy moment.

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    Photo: Steff Yotka
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    Mile 8, Brooklyn! My coworker Steff [Yotka] snapped this picture. I was in the zone, most likely listening to Beyoncé and chanting “one foot in front of the other.”