Sunday was supposed to be my long run to prepare for the TCS NYC Marathon. I was going to participate in the NYRR Bronx 10 Miler, run back to Manhattan, around Central Park and home for a total of 18 miles.
I made it to the end of the race and called it quits.
I’m okay with where I am in my training for the big dance. As long as I can get in another 18 miler and a 20 miler, I’ll make it to the finish line. It ain’t gonna be pretty, but I’ll make it.
But I digress.
Sunday was the third year in a row The Bronx race (part of the NYRR 5 Borough Series) was a 10 miler (side note, the race used to be 13.1 miles and took place in February). The course is mostly the same, the org just removed a ~5K of an out and back.
I love the course since it takes us to some places that I would never associate with The Bronx. When I think of the borough, in my mind I see the urban wasteland of the South Bronx circa 70’s and 80’s. I don’t associate it with vibrant street scenes. Yet, that’s what The Bronx is today!
See for yourself:
