Mighty Mouse strikes again!

Yen is the best!

She came in number 5,993 of over 14,000 runners today in Nike's NYC Half Marathon. The race wound through Central Park, past Times Square, down the Westside Highway, and ended in Battery Park. Her computed finish time was 2 hours and 6 minutes!

The winner of the race, Haile Gebrselassie, ran the race in under an hour, clocking in at 59 minutes and 24 seconds!! Whoa Jeebus!!

A brief interview with our beloved Turtle:

nini: Can you describe for us what you were feeling at the starting gate this morning at 5:00 am?

Yen: At first, I was really excited, but then after having to wait in the corrals for over 45 minutes... I kind of felt like a horse. Then it was like, "let us go already!"

nini: Can you give us a highlight and lowlight of your experience?

Yen: The highlight was hearing the crowds, and their roaring cheers, as we approached 57th and 7th Avenue, as we were coming out of the park. We could hear them while we were still inside, and it was so exciting! The low was definitely the four mile stretch towards the end on the Westside Highway. It was really boring. It was really crazy in the end when a lot of people started keeling over, falling off to the side, surrounded by medics... one of the top three guys were taken to the hospital!

nini: Whoa! Are you serious?!

Yen: Yeah! I mean, it was crazy! I saw at least two or three [people]... Wait, another highlight was high-fiving Coach Frank by the finish line, the last 100 meters or so. It was so endearing... like an unspoken moment.

nini: How do you feel now, that you've accomplished the impossible?

Yen: I can't wait for the marathon! It was really inspiring. I can't wait! Hopefully we'll have more of a cheering section then. - (the rest of the Turtles were home asleep... cause we're all douche bags... but we did make it up to her by decorating the door and cooking brunch!)

nini: So how does it feel to be number 5,993?

Yen: Well, I wish I was number one, but I'm gonna save that for the marathon.

nini: You will always be a champ in our book!

Congratulations, Yen!!!