For my long run today I decided to include a loop of Roosevelt Island and on my way back to Brooklyn I realized how close I was to the brand new expansion of the Gantry Plaza State Park along the waterfront in Long Island City in Queens. Since I was already running south on Vernon [...]
Archive for July, 2009
20 Jul
Pounding the Pavement: Summer Streets Returns in August
Ever want to run down the middle of Park Avenue? For three Saturdays this August, runners in New York can take advantage of the rare opportunity to run IN the street! Summer Streets returns this year on August 8th, 15th and 22nd from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm. The City will be blocking off the [...]
17 Jul
Unemployment + More Training = Superhero?
When I told a running buddy of mine that I got laid off, his response was “wow, how trendy of you.” Yes, it’s an unfortunate trend these days, but many are looking at the positive side. There has been a lot of buzz lately about unemployment and increased levels of fitness. Take this recent article [...]
14 Jul
Running Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island is that two mile long sliver of land, only 800 feet at its widest, that many of us have seen only while riding in a cab down the FDR Drive in Manhattan or while crossing the Queensboro Bridge. But with flat, paved paths running nearly the entire perimeter of the island, cool breezes [...]
Seth
