New York is small

by f.trainer, found on Flickr

I just realized something. You do not need a car or a bicycle in this city. Nor do you necessarily have to depend on public transit all the time. If it weren't for getting sweaty I would pretty much run everywhere. I just read an article about where to celebrate Oktoberfest here in NYC and one of the suggestions were to have a nice dinner at the more down-to-earth, much quieter and more appropriate for older folks like me (ha!) "Zum Stammtisch" in Glendale, Queens. A hard place to get to by public transportation so I mapped it out on Google Maps. It's seven miles from home. I could get there within an hour if I strapped on my shoes and ran along the streets of Queens. Very tempting. Of course, there is that one little thing that will prevent me from doing this for getting to the destination for a sit-down dinner: I will smell like pig. If only businesses were required to offer shower facilities to their customers...

I am preparing for my longest race, yet: the Bronx 10 Mile. I know I can run the distance (I just ran more than that last weekend for training and a few times before that) and I am quite sure I can keep at least an 8 minutes per mile pace. I will aim for 7:15, though. Crazy? Maybe. I admit that I even think of running my current 10k race pace. In the end, what is 3.8 miles more? Just another 5k and a bit. It will be a much bigger race, though, since it is an NYRR event. That just means that getting an award is pretty much out of the question. This year, that is!

I still owe you a recap of my latest 5k that I ran in Coney Island a week ago. Stay tuned and wait for me to get into the mood to write about it. It was a great race and the first 40 or so runners even got a medal and we all got a free beer and a hot dog.