My run today to the Williamsburg Bridge took me down 1st Ave and then Allen St to Delancey. There has been a bike lane on Allen St for as long as I've been running down there, but it is a bit of a joke. Lane was blocked in a couple of spots by long term [...]
August 2009
East River Waterfront Esplanade and Piers Project
August 18, 2009 – Posted in: East River ParkLast week, I followed Mayor Mike on Twitter, when he spent the day posting his own tweets. Yeah, it was a gimmick, but it got me, and am I glad it did. Today, this tweet caught my eye: "A Waterfront Project as Cool as the HighLine": Announced plan to refurbish 2 piers & build esplanade along East River [...]
NYRR Switching to Chronotrack DTag?
August 9, 2009 – Posted in: NYRRI recieved my Marathon Handbook in the mail this past week, and noticed that one of the 'changes for 2009' is the switch from ChampionChip to the Chronotrack DTag timing system. Then, this weekend, I was trying to do some planning for upcoming races, and noticed that many (all?) of the upcoming 2009 races are [...]
Blog anniversary of sorts
August 2, 2009 – Posted in: ReflectionsI started this blog in March of 2008, with the idea that I would chronicle my attempt to run a marathon under 4:30. I managed to post 5 times that month, but then stopped. At the time, I was just getting started with my bike riding for the season, and getting into my triathlon training [...]
