NYC running

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Hi there! I will be visiting NYC in March and staying in Greenwich Village. Can anyone recommend a
nice running (or rollerblading) route?

Central Park.

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Subway options depend on where you're staying, here's a map.
mta.nyc.ny.ussubmap.htmOpen ↗ Regardless of where you're staying, there should be a
convenient way to get to the park by an express subway train.

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Central Park.
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but is it safe? this is new york city we're talking about.....

<sigh>

yes, it's safe, cleetus. just have half a brain and don't go running through the park at night.

during the weekend the roads within the park are closed to traffic. the outer loop is just about 6
miles. there is a cutover around 102nd street and one around 72nd. taking these two cutovers, that
loop is about 4 miles. taking one or the other, it's about 5 miles. here is a map:
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also, a closer option, if you are staying in the west village, is to head over to the recently
renovated bike/running path along the hudson river on the west side. it goes from battery park on
up. i don't know how far they've gotten with the renovation (i moved to cali a year ago), but you
should be about to go up at least into the 40s.

-iTw

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Central Park.
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but is it safe? this is new york city we're talking about.....

Ann,

The bike/running path goes from Battery Park at least as far as 72nd St.. It hits Riverside Park
there and probably goes quite a bit farther. I ran from 10th and D on the East Side, around Battery
Park and up the West Side to 72nd and turned it around for a 20-miler.

That brings me to my other point, which is that there is another bike/running path along the East
River from Battery Park up to about 14th St.. Both paths offer varying scenery (the east side path
takes you under three bridges and past South Street Seaport) and some gorgeous views of their
respective rivers and opposite shores. Just beware the breath-stopping winds on some days.

Have fun.

Tom

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From: [email hidden] (Ann D.) Organization: groups.google.comgroups.google.comOpen ↗ Newsgroups: rec.running
Date: 5 Feb 2004 10:49:49 -0800 Subject: NYC running

Hi there! I will be visiting NYC in March and staying in Greenwich Village. Can anyone recommend a
nice running (or rollerblading) route? Thanks! Ann Ottawa Canada

Just run in the daytime, or the early evening when there is a concert
going on. :-)

Larry

Donovan Rebbechi <[email hidden]> writes:
: In article <[email hidden]>, Ann D. wrote:
:> Hi there! I will be visiting NYC in March and staying in Greenwich Village. Can anyone recommend
:> a nice running (or rollerblading) route?

: Central Park.

: nyrrc.orgcpdistances.htmOpen ↗

: Subway options depend on where you're staying, here's a map.
: mta.nyc.ny.ussubmap.htmOpen ↗ Regardless of where you're staying, there should be
: a convenient way to get to the park by an express subway train.

: Cheers,
: --
: Donovan Rebbechi pegasus.rutgers.edu~elflordOpen ↗

In article said:

thanks for the guide on the inside of the park -iTw. fwiw, i was just joking on the ng in posing
the question.

methinks your overblowing the running at night in the park point. i see single women running in
dark at 7pm and 8pm nightly...lots of them. and me?

I think it's pretty busy at 7:00PM because that's when the cars leave (or at least they're supposed
to leave). So all the running clubs and training groups are out there at that time. After 9:00 it
getrs quiet very quickly.

FWIW, NYRR organise group runs and anyone can join. I've never been to one, so I have no idea what
they're like.

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religious sacrifices of live chickens, etc.) has been in the morning in broad day light.

Maybe I'm going at the wrong time ? (-;

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Lanceandrew said:

to the ng, if your knees/feet can't take road running and you need a softer surface, lots of folks
run the bridal path and resevior within the park.

As a *very* occasional horse rider, I'd question the wisdom of running on bridle paths. I imaging
the number of places where horse can canter or gallop in NYC must be pretty limited. Riders there
might feel justifiably annoyed to find runners on the bridle paths.

Tim

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Tim Downie said:

Lanceandrew said:

to the ng, if your knees/feet can't take road running and you need a softer surface, lots of folks
run the bridal path and resevior within the park.

As a *very* occasional horse rider, I'd question the wisdom of running on bridle paths. I imaging
the number of places where horse can canter or gallop in NYC must be pretty limited. Riders there
might feel justifiably annoyed to find runners on the bridle paths.

Tim, the bridal path is where all the virgin brides-to-be run. It's a place to hunt without a gun.
Other than a police presence and I'm not sure they use horses anymore, I don't think the bridal path
is used by horses. Most of the "riding" is off in the wooded areas. Then again I'm a country NY boy
that only gets to troll the park with my plastic ice cream cone a few times a year. Can you city
boys iron this out. 🙂

Follow on question, do the Indy 500 folks allow runners on the track while there only doing practice
driving? 🙂

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Quoted message said:

Hi there! I will be visiting NYC in March and staying in Greenwich Village. Can anyone recommend a
nice running (or rollerblading) route? Thanks! Ann Ottawa Canada

Hi Ann,

Run through the NYC Campus which includes Washington Square and then towards City Hall where you can
run over the Brooklyn Bridge. Return to Manhattan and continue to South Street Seaport, and then
west toward Battery Park and up the West Side riverfront. This route has a bit of street running so
early morning is better.

Bring a metrocard ($2.00 per ride or about $5.00 per day) if you decide you've had enough just hop
on a train back to your place.

I also second Donovan's Central Park suggestion.

enjoy, Andy