Interesting piece here on the plans for a new bike lane on Prospect Park West that will allow bikers to travel north and south (with the idea of moving the cyclists off the sidewalk).
From the times I run on the outside of the park, it does seem there's occasional bike traffic heading toward Grand Army Plaza (and I certainly concede that you can't bike north, i.e. clockwise, in the park, without causing an accident). From a (selfish, myopic) running perspective, it hasn't seemed to be an issue - especially given that people do run both ways in the park.
Be interesting to see how this one turns out.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Cinco de Mayo This Weekend (May 2)
How quickly time flies!
The Cinco de Mayo 5K race is Sunday, start time is 11 a.m. Bartel Pritchard. No online registration it looks like.
One of many 5K opportunities in the park this year: Funny, no one wants to set up a race of the full loop and toss in that extra quarter mile (with the exception of club-oriented Harry's Handicap on Jan. 1 that's hosted by the PPTC)
The Cinco de Mayo 5K race is Sunday, start time is 11 a.m. Bartel Pritchard. No online registration it looks like.
One of many 5K opportunities in the park this year: Funny, no one wants to set up a race of the full loop and toss in that extra quarter mile (with the exception of club-oriented Harry's Handicap on Jan. 1 that's hosted by the PPTC)
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Trails and Poison Ivy
This ain't what you want to see after one of the funnest trail races of the year ... but yes, poison ivy looks like it hit the Urban Environmental Challenge this year. (Scratch, scratch, scratch)
Funny, this isn't an issue with the Empire State Building stair climb (though if there was greenery on the 87th floor, might add some excitement... )
The VCTC Web site, albeit from a *Bronx* club, is one of the best club Web sites I've seen ... and note, for those of you looking to get out of Central Park for a 10K, the Riverdale Ramble is Sunday, May 2 (note this isn't a fast course -- last year, three finishers broke 40 ... but it's a lot of fun)
Funny, this isn't an issue with the Empire State Building stair climb (though if there was greenery on the 87th floor, might add some excitement... )
The VCTC Web site, albeit from a *Bronx* club, is one of the best club Web sites I've seen ... and note, for those of you looking to get out of Central Park for a 10K, the Riverdale Ramble is Sunday, May 2 (note this isn't a fast course -- last year, three finishers broke 40 ... but it's a lot of fun)
More Half Marathon Results
... are here. Nice wet day for a couple of loops in Central Park - more than 6,300 finished.
Top Brooklyn finishers:
*Sarah Harney, 1:36:43
*Julia Hanna, 1:37:32
*Jamie Lee, 1:38:20
*Andrea Guzman: 1:42:06
*Erin Arnold: 1:42:10
Top Brooklyn finishers:
*Sarah Harney, 1:36:43
*Julia Hanna, 1:37:32
*Jamie Lee, 1:38:20
*Andrea Guzman: 1:42:06
*Erin Arnold: 1:42:10
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Brooklyn Bridge Park: Big Thumbs Up
It's just a smidgen of an oasis in the big city ... fresh, clean, lush grass where you're free to walk around barefoot ... but right now, Brooklyn Bridge Park at Pier 1 offers that. Look at that grass! (Think barefoot strides ... you'll only have a few days on this before unmentionable start cropping up in the grass).
Finally had a chance to visit on a non-running trip (and will be incorporating it into some of my shorter runs in Dumbo/Brooklyn Heights as well) - very impressed from the limited stuff that's there.
If you don't mind backtracking a bit at times - it should be kind of fun. (I'd imagine the grass is going to be worn down fairly soon, given the likely overuse to occur). For now, though, it's brilliant. I'd imagine you can probably create a good half-mile loop by swinging back and forth -- I do think, esp. during the summer, pedestrian traffic will be a problem.
And just wait until the food and drink carts get put in place - what a way to finish up a run!
I didn't see any bathrooms there, though there's a suspicious looking building that may be for restrooms, and there are some PortaPotties across the street from the River Cafe (I'm sure that makes folk happy).
Eddie Owens: Tops in U.S. in Steeplechase
While I don't delve into high school running that often, this accomplishment can't go without a quick shout out:
Eddie Owens, who goes to Packer in Brooklyn Heights (and lives in the Heights as well, I believe), ran a 9:33.69 in the 3000 steeplechase last weekend at the New York Relays out at Icahn Stadium - the top time in the U.S. this year.
Simply awesome!
Eddie Owens, who goes to Packer in Brooklyn Heights (and lives in the Heights as well, I believe), ran a 9:33.69 in the 3000 steeplechase last weekend at the New York Relays out at Icahn Stadium - the top time in the U.S. this year.
Simply awesome!
Local Finishers From Boston
Local finishers from Boston:
| Real, Jorge Eliecer 39 M | 2:23:08 |
| Mulia, Adam 34 M | 2:34:45 |
| Paranya, Karl 34 M | 2:37:58 |
| Gatyas, Thomas P. 30 M | 2:48:54 |
| Horak, Steve 25 M | 2:52:40 |
| Weiner, George C. 27 M | 2:53:21 |
| Rodgers, Michael 34 M | 2:56:02 |
| Brady, Conor M. 28 M | 2:56:57 |
| Gray, James 33 M | 2:57:27 |
| Schoenfelder, Brian M. 31 M | 2:58:53 |
| Brown, Jason D. 33 M | 2:59:42 |
| Frey, Matthew D. 30 M | 3:00:02 |
| McCarthy, Bridget 30 F | 3:01:06 |
| Kourtchikov, Dmitriy 52 M | 3:03:45 |
| Decker, Matt 27 M | 3:03:45 |
| McGarrity, John P. 31 M | 3:03:46 |
| Nilsestuen, Benjamin 27 M | 3:04:33 |
| O'Brien, Christopher M. 40 M | 3:04:48 |
| Smith, Jesse S. 29 M | 3:05:05 |
| Wysocki, Michal 33 M POL | 3:06:37 |
| Bainbridge, Jay 47 M | 3:07:59 |
| Treglia, Dan 27 M | 3:08:10 |
| Dow, Mary 29 F | 3:08:36 |
| Kean, Seth M. 35 M | 3:08:38 |
| Blausey, Daniel D. 47 M | 3:09:33 |
| O'Rourke, Peter 22 M | 3:09:34 |
| Yozzo, Ralph 47 M | 3:10:15 |
| Lanham, Steven 36 M GBR | 3:11:13 |
| Lynch, Donald M. 42 M | 3:13:58 |
| Zambrano, Giancarlos 26 M | 3:14:30 |
| Beyer, Miriam K. 33 F | 3:14:31 |
| Levandoski, Kim 42 F | 3:14:50 |
| Smith, Jared 35 M | 3:16:12 |
| Roundell, James M. 32 M CAN | 3:16:59 |
| Lambert, Wade 49 M | 3:17:51 |
| Holl, Thomas F. 38 M | 3:18:01 |
| Phillips, Ryan 33 M | 3:18:08 |
| Raphaelito, Shaylynn 26 F | 3:19:58 |
| Kourtchikov, Mikita 20 M | 3:20:00 |
| Anderer, Carrie 26 F | 3:20:44 |
| Quarfordt, Erik 35 M | 3:20:48 |
| Anderer, Erich G. M.D. 34 M | 3:22:31 |
| Cohen Roy, Molly 31 F | 3:23:33 |
| Ottaviano, Joanne H. 37 F | 3:25:33 |
| Greviskes, Amber 26 F | 3:25:53 |
| Do, Minh 29 M | 3:26:30 |
| Hopard, Daniel S. 29 M | 3:26:39 |
| Hendryx, Tiffany C. 35 F | 3:26:43 |
| Roberts, Cherie 30 F | 3:28:10 |
| Stricker, Elizabeth 45 F | 3:28:42 |
| Ingberman, Adam 41 M | 3:28:45 |
| Raub, Emily 30 F | 3:28:56 |
| Remy, Steven P. 42 M | 3:29:09 |
| Ogrodowicz, Mark 52 M | 3:29:42 |
| Levy, Kristen N. 25 F | 3:30:10 |
| Mulia, Patricia 29 F | 3:30:19 |
| Daignault, Ronald M. 45 M | 3:30:32 |
| Pelletier, Elise N. 29 F | 3:30:33 |
| Oliner, Elizabeth J. 32 F | 3:30:38 |
| Dengate, Jeff 33 M | 3:31:05 |
| Reynolds, Meghan 32 F | 3:33:42 |
| O'Connor, Molly 28 F | 3:34:05 |
| Henning, April 28 F | 3:34:06 |
| Sheckell, Molly M. 30 F | 3:34:51 |
| Ripley, Ralph 50 M | 3:35:13 |
| Braun, Rhonda M. 26 F | 3:35:47 |
| Capolongo, Maria 32 F | 3:36:21 |
| Cooney, Eileen T. 27 F | 3:36:27 |
| Chafkin, Max 27 M | 3:37:29 |
| Burt, Rachel 30 F | 3:38:24 |
| Hernandez, Elias 30 M | 3:39:09 |
| Pratt, Rachel A. 45 F | 3:39:51 |
| Canal, Clare 30 F | 3:40:28 |
| Balaban, Malgorzata 33 F POL | 3:40:52 |
| Serpico, Rose Ann 40 F | 3:40:55 |
| Crowe, John 40 M NZL | 3:42:25 |
| Yu, Peter 66 M | 3:42:54 |
| Reiter, Lisa 35 F | 3:42:59 |
| Eng, Betty 39 F | 3:43:40 |
| Hobbs, Holly E. 30 F | 3:44:59 |
| Greenberg, Elyssa B. 29 F | 3:46:02 |
| Towle, Scott W. 32 M | 3:47:25 |
| Laboz, Adele S. 30 F | 3:49:02 |
| Creech, Griffin M. 33 M | 3:49:03 |
| McCusker, Anna J. 29 F | 3:50:49 |
| Hines, Angela M. 38 F | 3:51:51 |
| Climer, Kirsten 27 F | 3:52:15 |
| Campbell, Angela 29 F | 3:52:36 |
| Stephen, Laura C. 46 F | 3:53:51 |
| Yanek, Cheryl K. 30 F | 3:54:42 |
| Dussling, Lyndsey 29 F | 3:57:16 |
| Lewis, Larry D. 52 M | 3:57:28 |
| Henderson, Krissa A. 25 F | 3:57:34 |
| Mannino, Jo Ann 44 F | 3:59:09 |
| Lai, Huong 27 F | 3:59:12 |
| Mooser, Annie C. 27 F | 4:01:57 |
| Gasparino, Frank J. 50 M | 4:03:38 |
| Sutton, Robert E. 58 M | 4:07:02 |
| Long, Abigail 33 F | 4:09:08 |
| Leach, Hadley 39 F | 4:14:31 |
| Tobin, Sarah B. 49 F | 4:16:03 |
| Lombardi, Lorraine 48 F | 4:17:02 |
| Sklaren, Tyrone 62 M | 4:17:34 |
| Santoni, Lewis A. 51 M | 4:17:43 |
| Edwards, Lawrence J. 56 M | 4:23:52 |
| Grimaldi, James D. 32 M | 5:02:45 |
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