37519

NYRR has released the bib numbers for the participants and mine's 37519. Besides being an identity on the roads, bib numbers play a significant role on how you'll be started on Nov 2. The bib is color coded (every colour means something) and you can tell a lot by just the colours of the bib background and number. I imagine my bib to look something like this. Let's see if the actual one comes anywhere close to my imagination.



37519 means that:

- I'm assigned to a Wave 3 Blue Start. From the corral chart, I'll be in the first block (otherwise known as "A" Corral) of Wave 3. I hope that there's a suitable pace team in the same start.

- my staging area will be at the Alberto Salazar Village (ASV). This is the first "village" that you'll get to once the bus drops you off. It appears to be the largest but then that means it will also have the biggest crowd.

- there is a chance that at least for the first 2K (up and down the bridge), I'll have an easier passage. A good thing that the NYRR will be enforcing the wave and corral queues. My start is 10:20am, so I reckon they will start calling for runners from 45 (9:40am) to 50 minutes (9:30am) before then to make their way to the start.

- I'm going to be on the upper deck of the bridge and therefore have a more spectacular view. Maybe some eagle-eyed friends can spot me on TV?

- I should be checking in my baggage with the UPS truck # 37. Trucks are sorted in incremental of 1000 according to bib numbers.

- I'm exiting the park at the finish at the 77th Street of Central Park West. This is the first exit. The next exit is 4 streets northward meaning more walking.

I'm really not too concerned about which one I'm in, just terribly curious. I'm hoping that detailed information will allow first timers to feel less intimidated.

17 more days! I'm so freaking excited now!