Running in NY...90 days to go

This past Saturday I went down to NYC again to participate in one of the Fred's Team training runs.  It was great!

Turns out that Park Avenue is closed for 3 Saturdays in August from 7AM to 1PM as part of Summer Streets.  We started at the intersection of 72nd and 5th avenue and ran over and down Park Avenue all the way to the Brooklyn Bridge.  The far side of the Brooklyn Bridge was 6 miles.  After getting back to where we started, we ran a 4 mile loop around Central Park.  This is a view coming back over the bridge to Manhattan.

All along the street there were tents set up where you could rent rollerblades or bikes.  There was a tent for Whole foods and lots of other places giving out samples of something.  We even passed a table with two huge piles of cookies....that was just mean.  There were also water fountains along the route where we could fill up.

Here's the view from running back up Park Avenue towards Grand Central Station.

It was great to be running in the city and I ran with two great women who made the time by much faster and we had lots to chat about.  We finished the 16 miles in about 3 hours which is around 11 minute miles.  Not too bad.  The only tough part about driving down and back from Wappingers to run is the 1 1/2 hour drive back to my Dad's after the long run.  I felt a little like the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz when I got out of the car.  All in all it was a great run on Saturday and a great weekend seeing the family.  I'm hoping to get down to NY at least one or two more times before the actual race!  90 days from today I will be back running in the city and I can't wait!

Lisa