Prospect Park Running Booklet

There's a new booklet out that may help people figure out training routes in Prospect Park.

"Long Distance Running Routes in Prospect Park, Brooklyn" by Robert Matson, a.k.a. "The Little Book" is a series of maps for distances of 3 miles, 4 miles, 5 miles, 6 miles...through 20 miles.

And, the great thing about it - it's not just an outer loop over, and over, and over, and over ...

According to an e-mail I got from Matson, he created the book to help train for the marathon and get accurate measurements depending on the distance needed. It also includes elevations, so you can get a sense of the amount of hills you've climbed (or descended).

"The snakey routes kept things interesting -- there was always another challenging hill or
pleasant change of scenery,'' Matson wrote. "And the routes gave me the chance to appreciate Prospect Park in a new way. It is truly a beautiful park and these routes take you through all of it, giving you the park's exquisite site lines from every direction and angle.''

The booklet is available at JackRabbit Sports (in Park Slope, Brooklyn, at 151 7th Avenue (between Carroll St. and Garfield Pl.) and in Manhattan at 42 West 14th St (between 5th and 6th Aves).