I’ve run NYC 4X, and only one of those was legitimately a good *race* for me (the 2nd one, which I managed to negative-split). NYC is a tough course. The easiest part (and arguably best crowd support) is the 1st half—so it’s very easy to get amped up and go out too fast.
https://www.reddit.com/r/RunNYC/comments/yd6gj3/if_the_nyc_marathon_is_your_first_marathon_please/

