Good day for a run.

While staying in NYC I've been staying with a couple girls in Greenwich Village. It's a neat area to walk around, as is most of Manhattan. While in the city I thought it would be cool to run in Central Park. Thursday was my free day. The weather was a bit overcast which helped lower the temp. I looked at a map and started to work out where I'd go. The park is about 3 miles away so I decided to take the subway up to 96th St near the upper west side of the park. I went down the west side switching back and forth between a gravel trail and a bike path. I passed a lake and crossed some bridges. It's amazing how remote it feels until you look up and see buildings in the background.

I exited the park on Central Park South and 7th Ave. I stayed on 7th most of the run back. It goes right through Times Square and near Broadway. It was a great run and I loved seeing the city that way. The only downfall of a city run is having to stop at so many traffic lights. I'm not the kind of runner who keeps running in place, they look so funny. I used the time to stretch.

Saturday night I'm staying in Brooklyn Heights. My goal is to run the Brooklyn Bridge Sunday morning.

I took some photos of my run but will have to post them later. Stay tuned...

Things I don't often do...

Like watching a free movie in the park. Last night I went with K to Bryant Park in Manhattam to watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail (which actually deserves it's own frequented blog). This is something that's already cool. But to do it in a NYC park pocketed around some cool buildings is extra cool. We had some friends saving us space on their blanket. We came prepared with wine and cheese which adds an even cooler element. All that coolness is lost on such a ridiculous movie. Although I suppose that's debatable, it is one of the most quoted movies. Or maybe it's the irony of the cool atmosphere with the corny movie that has a coolness all it's own.

Today I went to have lunch with some friends in Brooklyn. I had some free time in the afternoon so I scoped out Brooklyn Heights. I looked around for the Brooklyn Brewery, even asked a few people but never found it. I'll get there eventually.

I'm thinking about going to Boston the weekend between Pio Schl. Anyone been there? Any suggestions?