The NYC Insider's guide to the NYC running is inspired by the thoughts and experiences of a New Yorker who has run the NYC Marathon twice and is now training for 5 Half Marathons - one in each of the five boroughs.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Researching the Big Run
The course of the famed NYC marathon goes through 5 boroughs, over 5 bridges, and past more than 2 million spectators. I've been doing some research to help me understand what to expect in November; here are some highlights:
I'll start at Varrazano-Narrows Bridge, which connects Staten Island to Brooklyn. Opened in 1964, the Varrazano remains the longest suspension bridge in North America; its towers are half the height as the Empire State Building. I've driven over this bridge and biked over it, too, but this will be the first time I'll be running across it.
11 of the marathon's 26.2 miles are in Brooklyn - the city's most populous borough. As I run through Brooklyn, I'll try to appreciate celebrate the borough's diversity - from the largely Hispanic Sunset Park to the Hasidic and hipster communities in Williamsburg.
Pulaski Bridge - the marathon's halfway point - will take me to Queens. But I won't be there for long: about 1.5 miles later I'll approach the Queensboro Bridge, which will take me to Manhattan.
More than anything else, I'm looking forward to my run up First Avenue to the Willis Avenue Bridge (at mile 20). Everyone who has run this race talks about the deafening cheers, and how they help you get over fatigue.
In the Bronx, I'll look for a glimpse of the new home of the Bronx Bombers before heading over the Madison Avenue Bridge back to Manhattan.
Finally I'll take Fifth Avenue through Harlem, then down the Museum Mile to Central Park. Once I enter at Engineer's Gate (90th Street), I'll be on very familiar territory. Since this is part of my regular running route, it should feel like coming home as I head down to Central Park South and across to Tavern on the Green.
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