After yesterday’s freak out about the Brooklyn Half Marathon, I went out tonight for a 10.3 mile run – my 3 bridges 3 boros course. Finished in approx 1:40, which included several stops to drink, and one bodega stop by buy a water. I was very satisfied overall and think I’m in fine shape for the race on Saturday. I know the Williamsburg Bridge, Pulaski Bridge, and 59th St Bridge will not properly approximate the constant hills in Prospect Park, but it is as close as I can get without running in Prospect Park itself.
I ran a very strong final 3 miles, and definitely could have done another 3 if in a race condition. I’m still worried that I might take the hills too hard, and will need to try to hold back a bit, especially in the first loop of the park. Since they are expecting upwards of 10,000 runners in the race, it will be sufficiently crowded enough to hold us all back a bit, I’m sure.
Biggest and nicest surprise of the run was the newly painted bike lane on Driggs, covering all of my portion on that street (Williamsburg Bridge to McCarren Park). Good news for runners, and great news for bikers! Passed at least 20 people using the new lane. This is a great one to add as a feeder to the bridge. The biker with a leashed dog trotting alongside seemed a bit dangerous to me, but I guess if you must bike with your leashed dog trotting alongside, better to do it in a bike lane than on the sidewalk or on the main road.
Anyway, definitely feeling better about the race, as long it is not a hot and humid day. I still think sub 2 hours is a stretch, but we’ll see how close I can get to it.
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amazing! i do that too, freak out and then realize i am ok. the blogging def limits that a bit, but still!