Last Sunday was the NYRR Washington Heights Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks 5K.
I ran this hilly race for the 5th time and was only 19 seconds off my 5K PR. While I was bummed I didn’t PR the distance, I was still happy with my performance and was able to make a race video to boot.
Almost 6,000 people converged at what is almost the northern tip of Manhattan to run through the streets and a mile loop in Fort Tryon Park. The NYRR instituted a 30 second delay in between corral starts this year which alleviated some of the congestion, but it was still hard to go “all out” at the start due to the crowded course (we were relegated to one lane of traffic it’s an out and back race – and there were still cars parked on the streets).
I tell you the above not to complain, not by any stretch, just to give you a flavor of the day.
The GoPro Video
Since the NYRR is has implemented rules about using an extension pole in its races, I’m experimenting with different ways to carry my GoPro.
For this race I used the GoPro Hero Session 4 attached to the head strap. And since my wife has been complaining that most of my videos show people’s backs, I wore the camera facing backwards to catch people running toward me (and wound up catching some interesting moments when people noticed what that strange thing attached to my head was).
Big shout out to my former NYRR co-Social Reporter and current friend Phil for pacing me for the race and bringing his own GoPro (some of the footage used is from Phil‘s camera).
And if you check out his social pages and then watch the video, you might just recognize the face behind and beside me most of the race.
