Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Would-be multitasker
Upon opening one of the day's Daily Candy emails, "Cool Running" in the subject line, I read w/ growing interest about a service called NYC Run. Designed as an alternative for hotel treadmill-weary travelers, the deal is this: A person chooses between a half dozen different routes covering all sections of Manhattan as well as parts of Brooklyn and The Bronx, even Roosevelt Island. Distance is variable, w/ runs ranging from 3 to 13 miles and the potential to shorten certain ones, and over the course of the trek, the runner is debriefed on history/culture by an assigned running companion/tour guide. In pairing customer w/ guide, factors such as skill level and intended pace are taken into consideration.
What a great idea--for permanent residents like myself, even. My usual pattern has been to map out a route, ideally including some new territory, and then if/when my curiosity is piqued, hit up the ol' Net for answers once the run's behind me.
I love the concept of combining the two. Therefore, I chose my favorites--a 13.3-mile run following Broadway from one end to the other; and the "Uptown Run" covering sections of northern Manhattan and the Bronx, including Harlem, Washington Heights, and a run around Yankee Stadium--and went to sign myself up.
But wait, what's this? Fifty bucks for the first six miles and four bucks for each subsequent mile?? No thanks, man. Think I'll stay my course, keeping separate my own gratis trots + shoestring budget tours. I mean, I would've forked over like $10 or so, but a runner's gotta draw the line. Were I to cave, after all, I'd be spitting in the face of the egalitarianism--free for all, well, once one clears the initial shoe purchase--I find so appealing about the sport.
Still, drats. Would've been fun.
Monday, June 12, 2006
Perhaps if I were to take up belief in god?
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How nice.