Here's a link to the Nike Human Race results, as well as a press release from Nike (click on the New York-based U.S. flag) More than 3,400 runners finished in the Prospect Park 10K event, making it one of the year's largest races in the borough.
And, here's results from the Poland Spring 5 mile race in Central Park.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
PPTC Marathon Bus: New Departure Times
From the PPTC Web site:
"NYRR has just notified local clubs that chartered buses have to be at the bridge by 6:30 a.m. Runners riding PPTC buses to the start must be at 9th Street and Prospect Park West no later than 5:45 a.m. to check in and board the buses. This is a half hour earlier than originally planned. Buses will leave as they are filled and the last bus will leave at 6:00 a.m. SHARP! The PPTC buses will roll on Marathon morning from Prospect Park West and 9th Street."
More info about early morning transportation on the Web site.
"NYRR has just notified local clubs that chartered buses have to be at the bridge by 6:30 a.m. Runners riding PPTC buses to the start must be at 9th Street and Prospect Park West no later than 5:45 a.m. to check in and board the buses. This is a half hour earlier than originally planned. Buses will leave as they are filled and the last bus will leave at 6:00 a.m. SHARP! The PPTC buses will roll on Marathon morning from Prospect Park West and 9th Street."
More info about early morning transportation on the Web site.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Check the Fine Print: NYC in 2010
The application for the New York Marathon in 2010 goes live on Nov. 2, one day after this year's race.
From the Web site:
"By adding 12 weeks to the training schedule, NYRR hopes to attract runners from a wider spectrum of ability, from experienced runners to novices -- even people who have never run a step."
What's not said: Applying to the race doesn't mean you get *into* the race. 2010 standards haven't been published, but please check the application when it is posted. If you're banking on getting into the NYC Marathon via lottery, there's no reason to apply until the deadline -- based on last year's rules (so you can enjoy the use of your money before then).
From the Web site:
"By adding 12 weeks to the training schedule, NYRR hopes to attract runners from a wider spectrum of ability, from experienced runners to novices -- even people who have never run a step."
What's not said: Applying to the race doesn't mean you get *into* the race. 2010 standards haven't been published, but please check the application when it is posted. If you're banking on getting into the NYC Marathon via lottery, there's no reason to apply until the deadline -- based on last year's rules (so you can enjoy the use of your money before then).
Friday, October 23, 2009
Plodders Stay Home
So ... there's an article on the front page of today's New York Times about so-called "plodders" and whether they should both running a marathon.
It's teased with following blurb: "As marathon fields continue to grow, so has the intensity of the debate over how quickly a runner should finish the once-elite event that is now an activity for the masses."
Umm, what debate?
Oh, this:
"Purists believe that running a marathon should be just that — running the entire course at a relatively fast clip. They point out that a six-hour marathoner is simply participating in the event, not racing in it. Slow runners have disrespected the distance, they say, and have ruined the marathon’s mystique."
I consider myself lucky enough to have friends who have qualified for the Olympic Trials , and those whose goal are to break six hours in a marathon. And yes, there are those who question the commitment of those who are moving at the slower pace. A tiny, tiny, tiny few.
The NYT has turned off the ability to comment for the article. And that's not a surprise, given the responses I've seen in my own running community. Geesh.
It's teased with following blurb: "As marathon fields continue to grow, so has the intensity of the debate over how quickly a runner should finish the once-elite event that is now an activity for the masses."
Umm, what debate?
Oh, this:
"Purists believe that running a marathon should be just that — running the entire course at a relatively fast clip. They point out that a six-hour marathoner is simply participating in the event, not racing in it. Slow runners have disrespected the distance, they say, and have ruined the marathon’s mystique."
I consider myself lucky enough to have friends who have qualified for the Olympic Trials , and those whose goal are to break six hours in a marathon. And yes, there are those who question the commitment of those who are moving at the slower pace. A tiny, tiny, tiny few.
The NYT has turned off the ability to comment for the article. And that's not a surprise, given the responses I've seen in my own running community. Geesh.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Nike Human Race in Prospect Park 10/24
Nike is one of the most powerful media/athletic companies on the planet. But you'd have to be actively searching for stuff to understand that the Nike Human Race is this Saturday. In Prospect Park, no less.
I was reminded of this as I struggled during a six-mile run earlier this evening down 1st Ave. and then along the FDR. At one of my checkpoints (by 23rd St. along the water), there was a large display promoting the Human Race and a lone person standing by with a clipboard. (Not sure what she was trying to do.)
Contrast this with the advertising blitz by the New York Marathon folk reminding us that the race is at the beginning of November - I've seen displays everywhere.
Anyway, here are the details. It starts at 8 a.m. on Saturday.
I was reminded of this as I struggled during a six-mile run earlier this evening down 1st Ave. and then along the FDR. At one of my checkpoints (by 23rd St. along the water), there was a large display promoting the Human Race and a lone person standing by with a clipboard. (Not sure what she was trying to do.)
Contrast this with the advertising blitz by the New York Marathon folk reminding us that the race is at the beginning of November - I've seen displays everywhere.
Anyway, here are the details. It starts at 8 a.m. on Saturday.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Sunday Stuff
The weather forecast - low 40s and rainy - ain't promising, but some things to be aware of:
* The 11th annual Race Against Violence is being held in John Paul Jones Park
* In Prospect Park is a Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, that starts at 11 a.m.
* For those of you who want to get cold, wet and dirty (after all, why else do we run?), the Kurt Steiner X/C race takes place at Van Cortlandt in the Bronx at 11:30 a.m.
* The 11th annual Race Against Violence is being held in John Paul Jones Park
* In Prospect Park is a Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, that starts at 11 a.m.
* For those of you who want to get cold, wet and dirty (after all, why else do we run?), the Kurt Steiner X/C race takes place at Van Cortlandt in the Bronx at 11:30 a.m.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Running in Prospect Park
Hey, the New York Times discovered running in Prospect Park is a good thing. To Roving Runner's credit, though, he didn't stay on the loop but explored within.
Think the Brooklyn tourist board will be a lot happier about that article than this one about murderous swans ...
Think the Brooklyn tourist board will be a lot happier about that article than this one about murderous swans ...
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