Only 16 more days until the Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2013! And, only 16 more days to raise money for the Anti-Cruelty Society.
Since the Chicago Triathlon, I have turned my focus back to increasing mileage for the Marathon on October 13. Two weeks ago I completed a 20 mile training run, the longest run of my plan!
Last weekend, I was on the East Coast for vacation, and to attend a friend's wedding. Even though I'm in the "taper phase" I needed to get some mileage in.
With Mark as my running partner, we decided to tour New York City via a long run.
Our run started with the best fuel possible: a New York City bagel!
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| Delicious! We split it so we wouldn't get sick! |
We found a running path along the Hudson River, to Battery Park. This path was beautiful, as we soaked in the NYC skyline. We finish to a sight of the Statue of Liberty:
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| Lady Liberty |
The East River also has a path ending in Battery Park, which we followed into Midtown. I was determined to make it to Central Park. We only ran a mile in the park, but I can now cross off "running in Central Park" from my bucket list!
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| We look happy for having run 12 miles already! |
We walked to clean up and hit the town for the night. Total distance covered during our NYC adventures:
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| I think the Garmin actually dropped some mileage, but not too bad for a long run while on Vacation! |
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| Drinks at Chelsea Piers once we finished! |
