[Debconf-discuss] Debconf runners: report from Sat 31th morning run
> Plans for DebConf/DebCamp runners for tomorrow will take a little bit
> more of your time.
>
> I plan to join the "Saturday morning group runs" of the Van Cortland
> Track Club (the place where we'll be running a local 5K race next
> Thursday).
I ended up going there alone, which isn't indeed a big surprise, given
the early meeting time, after a party where some ppl came back quite
late..:-)
Anyway, I'm really happy of that idea of joining a group of local
runners just to share some time around.
I finally left Columbia at about 7:15am and easily found my way to Van
Cortlandt Park...by just taking a 1 train up to the end of the
line. Nice ride, by the way to ride an early morning train up to
Bronx, which involves a few parts outside in a "standard" NY
neighbourhood, with more views of the "real city" (slightly different
from Times Square, of course).
I easily met with the local runners group in VC Park. They were very
welcoming and happy to learn that someone went through their website
to just find a cool way to avoid running alone in NYC.
Their group run starts with an altogether small ride for 1 mile or so,
then the groups split, depending on the distance and pace they want to
run. I easily connected with the 10-milers who happen to run the same
pace than I do and they brought me to their "Aqueduct" loop that goes
up North along a great trail in woods that happens to be built above
an aqueduct bringin water to NYC, than back in a small valley along a
golf course.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?source=s_d&saddr=116th+st+and+broadway,+manhattan&daddr=87+3rd+ave,+brooklyn&hl=en&geocode=FS2ubgId02aX-ymdzCHAPvbCiTFsKtPTuIgZkQ%3BFYTIbAIdmiGX-ymH6VQfrVvCiTESun5NNJ_1PQ&mra=ls&dirflg=r&ttype=dep&date=07%2F29%2F10&time=1:53pm&noexp=0&noal=0&sort=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=112674109703111277943.00048c8f0429ae50e9be5&ll=40.907286,-73.881855&spn=0.061884,0.149345&t=h&z=13&start=0
gives an idea of this nice 9 mile loop.
After the run, the group gathers together again and has breakfast in a
restaurant in the neighbourhood. I had a very pleasant chat with many
different people, all sharing the passion of running.
They were very interested by the fact that we're indeed to plan coming
back for their Thursday race
(http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf10/5KRunningRace). I think that
thy will enjoy a lot having a group of various running geeks coming to
their cross-country race. Don't forget saving your DebConf10 tee-shirt
for that day! I'll make a special announcement about the race, again.
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