Riverside Park was one of those places I heard much about but never got to explore. It basically runs along the Hudson River and I twice tried to run the entire length of the park but were thwarted both times. The first time I tried to run from Washington Height but couldn't find the connection to the waterfront portion. The second time I entered at 72nd Street and didn't have enough time to go north and only discovered some short section that connect to the cruise ship terminal. Today, with the NYCRuns Riverside Park 5K and 10K races, I finally got to know the park better, at least the portion between 96th Street and 116th Street. Since I live near the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, I automatically compare Riverside Park to Shore Road Park. You have the road high above the park, then the park itself, then the highway. I totally missed the park when I last ran down from the Washington Bridge. Today I was busy with moving the NYCRuns vehicles out of the park and other work to support the runners, so I will definitely need to re-visit the park on a leisurely schedule to better explore it, especially the section that runs between the Henry Hudson Highway and the Hudson River. It's a start, one section at a time, I guess.
As usual, I took some photos of the runners and volunteers, when I had the chance. If you were in the races, see if you were captured on film, sort of. I did see someone taking photos with a Polaroid-like device today. Very interesting.
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| 5K racers were off to the search for their next P.R. |
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| Volunteers at Water Station #1 ready for the throng of thirsty 10K finishers. |
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| 10K runners had their turn of running. |
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| The 5K course was out and back, whereas the 10K course involved coming back to the start to make a tight U-turn and repeat the path the runners just covered. |
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| 10K first place winner Justin Wood. |
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| Jennifer Busse won the women division of the 10K. |
See the complete album at
https://plus.google.com/photos/109153989599275468311/albums/5856054940927646129?authkey=CN2rrJz1mqzAxAE
You are a very good Marathon "reporter" and lot of excellent photos too. I thought of doing the same thing, just going to the races, take photos and to show support to the runners. But I could not leave the warm, comfortable bed - it takes high level of commitment and you sure did a great job of reporting, taking and posting the photos.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work,
Have a good week,
TOTA