Tribal Racing in NYC
Three of my single friends and I clearly make up a distinct subset
of a
larger New York City friendship tribe. While we all went to the
same college (save for one), we did not become such good friends
until a couple of years ago. It was at this point that other members
of our friendship group started to "couple off" with
boyfriends and the four of us began to spend a lot more time together.
Our core group development was probably as much a reaction to
the coupling of others as it was driven by the fact that the four
of us are all runners and began training for the NYC Marathon.
This picture captures three of the four of us. We are in Staten
Island, waiting to cross the Verazano Bridge and start the NYC
Marathon this past November. We were anxious as hell and just
wanted the race to start. It was a "me" moment but it
was also an "us" moment, because it was as much about
an achievement in my own life as it was a moment for my tribe
to shine. --Alexandra Pulver
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