Small Victories

Date: Saturday July 30, 2010
Distance: 8.9 miles
Time: 1:19:24
Temperature: 76

Total Distance: 167.3 miles
Total Time: 24:17:52

With today’s run between West 98th Street and 110th Street I have now completed all of the east/west streets on the Upper West Side. I know its not much considering the number of streets I still need to cover but this does give me a small sense of completion. Divide and conquer is the only way to keep me focused.

I really enjoyed my runs on the Upper West Side. This neighborhood provided dramatic views of New Jersey and was dotted with many old amazing buildings. As for the terrain, I was often unpleasantly surprised with the number of hills hidden throughout this area. The last of these hidden hills came today on the stretch of streets between Central Park West and Amsterdam Ave. Great for training but a heads up would have been nice. All and all I would recommend anyone to skip yet another run around the loop in Central Park for a few miles on the streets of the Upper West Side.

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