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What routes do you run?

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The title says it all. Where do you run in the city? What is your favorite route?

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  • Ruth K.
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    I'll start it off. I usually run in Central Park:
    6 mile loop (also the 5 mile and 4 mile variations)
    reservoir
    bridle path

    I never stray from the well-trodden paths, but would like to start venturing into the thick. I don't have a great sense of direction, so I've hesitated.

    I also sometimes run in Riverside Park -- enter at 102nd and run north until about 120th, then back again for a short run... or continue up RSD to Riverbank State Park. Once I ran all the way from W 102nd to Dyckman St. and trained it back. That was a small adventure.

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  • Kacy K.
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    I run these crappy out and backs near my apartment in Brooklyn. Not very scenic but I've mapped them out to distances of 3, 5, 7 and 10 miles and they're convenient. It'll get better once I increase my mileage on my long to include a loop around Prospect Park. That would be really long though.

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  • Ruth K.
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    in reply to what Kacy K. said:I run these crappy out and backs near my apartment in Brooklyn. Not very scenic but I've mapped them out to distances of 3, 5, 7 and 10 miles and they're convenient. It'll get better once I increase my mileage on my long to include a loop around P... read more

    Where do you live in Brooklyn? I lived on President between Henry & Hicks for 1 1/2 years in 2003-2004. I used to run up Union St. to Prospect Park, around the park and back. That was ~7 miles. Once I ran two laps around the park -- that was the first time I ever ran as much as 11 miles (did it only one other time since then).

    I also would run up to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and did laps back and forth along the walkway, dodging pedestrians.

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  • Kacy K.
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    in reply to what Ruth K. said:Where do you live in Brooklyn? I lived on President between Henry & Hicks for 1 1/2 years in 2003-2004. I used to run up Union St. to Prospect Park, around the park and back. That was ~7 miles. Once I ran two laps around the park -- that was t... read more

    I live in Greenpoint. On my long runs, I can just about make it to the park and then, I head back. One day, the loop is going in.

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  • Ruth K.
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    in reply to what Kacy K. said:I live in Greenpoint. On my long runs, I can just about make it to the park and then, I head back. One day, the loop is going in.

    Ahh, yeah, Greenpoint is far from the park!

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  • Kacy K.
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    in reply to what Ruth K. said:Ahh, yeah, Greenpoint is far from the park!

    I think I can almost do it. If I had a bottle of Accelerade, I'm sure I could manage it. It would be difficult though. I'm looking for a good hill to do some hill repeats. Know of any? I haven't done any hills since leaving Hawaii.

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  • Ruth K.
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    in reply to what Kacy K. said:I think I can almost do it. If I had a bottle of Accelerade, I'm sure I could manage it. It would be difficult though. I'm looking for a good hill to do some hill repeats. Know of any? I haven't done any hills since leaving Hawaii.

    The north end of central park has a steep and long hill. You can run a 1.3 mile loop (I think that's the distance) that's about 30% up hill (guesstimating). I posted a link here that's a PDF map of central park. Look at my page or under Links, I suppose.

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  • Farah S.
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    in reply to what Kacy K. said:I run these crappy out and backs near my apartment in Brooklyn. Not very scenic but I've mapped them out to distances of 3, 5, 7 and 10 miles and they're convenient. It'll get better once I increase my mileage on my long to include a loop around P... read more

    Nevermind my question this morning. I see you already answered it.

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  • Ruth K.
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    in reply to what Farah S. said:Nevermind my question this morning. I see you already answered it.

    Hi Farah, welcome to our little discussion! Hope we can recruit more NYers to join this group.

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  • Farah S.
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    Working on it!

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  • Jaman W.
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    Normally I run in Central Park or along the East River. I like to start out my week with a little challenge (i.e., stairs), so I run along the East River starting at 63rd Street. I find it a bit annoying for the first mile because you are running feet away from the FDR. However, after you hit the stairs around 83rd Street it's much more peaceful. I continue along the river through Carl Schurz Park and usually turn around at 103rd Street (which is about 2 miles). Sometimes I will stray off the path once I hit 83rd on the return trip and run along East End and York. Either way, it's about a 4 mile run. I do my longer runs in the park, with my routes being the usual suspects. I'm not sure if everyone is aware, but there is a site called mapmyrun.com which provides routes that other runners have posted. I am pretty sure you can upload your own routes if you use a Garmin.

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  • Ben B.
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    Since I live in the financial district I like to run up the east river, past the seaport, under the brooklyn and williamsburg bridges, into east river park. My usual run takes me right to the end of east river park and then all the way back, about 5.5 miles. It's flat, which makes my pacing pretty consistent.

    Doing the big loop in central park for the first time this weekend, i will say that the uphill at the north end that ruth mentioned was brutal- I felt ready for the longer distance but the hills :)

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  • Viviane V.
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    I run the loop in prospect park. It's a little over 3 miles. If I'm feeling up to it, I'll run it twice.

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  • Dan A.
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    I think northern Manhattan and Riverdale are underrated. It's too bad that the walkway on the Henry Hudson Bridge will be closed for the next two years - it was a wonderful gateway to Palisades Avenue, an empty and thickly forested two-lane road along the Hudson. You could run up to Van Cortlandt Park and take the 1 train home.

    My long run never leaves the rivers: Up the Hudson from W101st Street to the GWB. Then through a hole in the fence and walk/trot along the tracks, past the Inwood Canoe Club to Dykman Street. Follow the paths around the northern tip of Manhattan, under the Henry Hudson Bridge, and down to Inwood Hill Park. At that point you can take the 1 train home or turn south along the Harlem River, entering the bike path at 207th Street and coming out at 155th. Then it's the 1 train again, or if you're feeling really energetic, cross over to the Hudson and run back down.

    I love this run because of the water, and because you see the real topography of old Manhattan, which has been bulldozed pretty flat south of 96th. Northern Manhattan is great.

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  • Jesse W.
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    i've mapped out a few shorter out-and-backs in brooklyn too. doing the mapping in ft. greene park is guesstimating, but the route to & around prospect park is just about a perfect 5 miler. I also like to do one across the brooklyn bridge and back. Going over the bridge can be crowded, but it's awesome to hit your stride on the downhills, and to work your turnover on the ups. I'm thinking about how to make the logistics work for a run to the office (midtown west) so I don't end up grungy. I love the idea of running out and subway back. I could probably make it most of the way to the verazzano. That sounds like fun.

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  • Ruth K.
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    in reply to what Dan A. said:I think northern Manhattan and Riverdale are underrated. It's too bad that the walkway on the Henry Hudson Bridge will be closed for the next two years - it was a wonderful gateway to Palisades Avenue, an empty and thickly forested two-lane road a... read more

    Hi Dan, do you live on 101st?

    I did a similar run one time -- from 102nd, up Riverside Park, then over to Fort Washington Ave, up to Dyckman by way of Fort Tryon Park. It was so much fun. Then trained it back on the 1 (well, there was also a shuttle bus involved).

    What's your pace like?

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  • Dan A.
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    Hey Ruth, yes, I'm on 101st, corner of Riverside. Fort Washington, Fort Tryon - you must like hills!

    My pace ranges from 8:30 to 12:00, depending. I'm nursing a sore foot right now and edging back onto the treadmill (at the Paris). But I hope that the long run will be coming back into my life sometime soon.

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  • Daniel N.PRO
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    I live in the Financial District and have several runs mapped out along the Hudson bike path, along the East River up to the UN, and a loop where I run over the Manhattan Bridge and back over the Brooklyn Bridge. I'm trying to get all of my favorite runs loaded onto mapmyrun.com, but it's been too cold lately to run some of them.

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  • Luki C.
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    in reply to what Dan A. said:I think northern Manhattan and Riverdale are underrated. It's too bad that the walkway on the Henry Hudson Bridge will be closed for the next two years - it was a wonderful gateway to Palisades Avenue, an empty and thickly forested two-lane road a... read more

    Dan, I don't live in the city but want to come down to run acroos the GWB and back. How do I do this? Where do I park my car or do I need mass transit? I see that you live up on Riverside and 101st so I thought you could help me out. Thanks for your help.

    posted over 2 years ago | Report

  • Dan A.
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    If you wanted to park your car on the Jersey side, there's a boat ramp with a parking lot almost directly under the bridge. It's just off Henry Hudson Drive, which is off Hudson Terrace, which is the closest street paralleling the river in Fort Lee. It's where the bridge path (where you'll be running) comes into Fort Lee. Take a look on Google Maps - you'll see.

    It's a bit of a climb from the boat ramp up to the bridge, so you might also consider parking at the Fort Lee Historical Park, which is up on the ridge where the cannons overlook the bridge. The entrance is a few hundred feet south of the bridge off Hudson Terrace.

    Henry Hudson Drive on the Jersey side is a nice run too. Almost no traffic, lovely river views, a bucolic feel despite proximity to several million people. There is also a path right along the river - just keep going downhill and you'll find it.

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  • June L.
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    Central Park: mostly on the Bridle Path. the 5 mile loop (no Harlem Hill!)
    West Side: from midtown to Battery City Park. My favorite area is from around Christopher Street all the way downtown.

    posted over 2 years ago | Report

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