Finally!! No rain. Therefore, I was highly motivated to get in a solid run. It’s been nearly a week since I was able to run on the trails, so I was hoping the puddles dried up overnight. Nope. So, I headed for the asphalt, again. The energy in the park was much higher than it has been lately. Runners from all over the world … I was more surprised when I heard English being spoken rather than French, Italian, Spanish, etc. Cool stuff.
The run itself was fairly uneventful except for running by the NYC Marathon finish line early on. Rather than stop for pics at this point and lose my rhythm, I decided to finish the Outer Loop and take a few on the second lap. 8.0 easy miles at 9:00 pace. Given that there are only 2 days left in the running week (Central Park is on lock down on Sunday), it looks like I’ll need to bag on intervals. Saturday is my LR and I learned my lesson in attempting speed work prior to an LR. Therefore, I’ll probably target another easy run.
I’ll be back later after I head to the Marathon Expo. Below are a couple of pics.
800 meters to go!
Final hill before the finish line!
The Finish!
40 Years of Finishes in Central Park!