The NYC Running Blog

RUNemployed has written a great guide to running Roosevelt Island, if you’re looking for a new place in the city to run:

Roosevelt Island is that two mile long sliver of land, only 800 feet at its widest, that many of us have seen only while riding in a cab down the FDR Drive in Manhattan or while crossing the Queensboro Bridge. But with flat, paved paths running nearly the entire perimeter of the island, cool breezes off the river and almost no traffic, Roosevelt Island is a fantastic place to explore as a runner.

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For three Saturdays in August, The City of New York will be closing down a 6.9 mile stretch of Manhattan streets to allow them to be used for recreational purposes.  The route will connect the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park.  The program takes place on August 8th, 15th, and 22nd from 7:00am until 1:00pm.

Summer Streets

New York Times has launched Run Well, an online tool meant to help runners choose a training plan for an upcoming race and track progress toward their goal. Fourteen different training plans are available and are based on ability: beginner, intermediate or advanced. New York Times plans to continue to enhance and develop the tool with additional features. Their Gadgetwise blog has more information about this new online training tool.

Wednesday, June 3rd is National Running Day, which was created to “nationally and locally promote running as a healthy, easy, and accessible form of exercise.”  Check out the NYC event listing, or see NYRR’s list of events for the day.

Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen will be speaking at The New York Running Company in The Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle Tuesday, May 5th at 7:30pm. A group run will start there at 6:30pm.

From NYRR:

NYRR mourns the death of our beloved friend, board of directors member, generous benefactor, and fellow runner Al Gordon, who died May 1 at 107 years of age. Nothing summed up Al’s unconquerable vitality and spirit better than the advice he dispensed so freely to others: “Keep moving and always ask, ‘What’s new?’”

Pigtails Flying is organizing a meet up for local running bloggers in May. Please visit her site for details on attending. Looking forward to seeing you there!

According to a user in the Runner’s World forums, some of the drinking fountains in Central Park have been turned back on:

The West Drive fountains at 93rd st. inside lane and around 78th st. inside lane are on. East Drive fountains on the inside at 70th St. and 90th (the northern one) by the bridle path are not.

From the Nike Run NYC Facebook Group:

From 1pm – 2pm every Monday, one of your favorite RUN NYC Coaches will be on the other end of the Run Nyc profile, ready to dish training advice and field any and all running questions. Have a question about your weekly mileage? Footwear or apparel? Knee hurting? We’re accessible for real-time feedback.

See the Facebook group for additional details.

Tomorrow night, NYRR is holding a seminar titled The Runner’s Hip, Knee, Leg, Ankle, and Foot.