There wasn’t any signage and I couldn’t find anything online as to why it was closed or for how long, but wanted to give other runners the heads up in case you planned to go today.

Hoping it’s open by the weekend…

As of mid-July, the East River running path grew... by a few blocks. The segment starting at the serpentine pedestrian bridge at 54th st now goes all the way north to 73rd st. The old blockade was around 70th st for at least the past year. Those few reopened blocks look nice -- with some benches and water fountains.

Coming from the north side, there's an entrance at 81st and you can run down to 78th until you hit the temporary contruction wall. So, there's just those 5 blocks left (73-78) until it's connected all the way from 54th up to 120+.

How did you go about it lol. It’s someone I have seen a few times now, we both run at around the same time and similar paces.

This week the runners lane in the outer loop of Central Park has been covered in horse crap. Usually it’s contained to the bike lane but the last few days it seems like it’s focused on the run side like every half mile… did the cops the weekend just have their horses going wherever and not bother to clean it up? Or are the carriages no longer staying to the outside? Either way it’s disgusting

I'm one race away from completing 9+1 and I'm on the standby list for Abbott Dash, Race to Deliver, Frosty 5K, and Ted Corbitt. I joined all four lists on June 25 (missed registration on June 8th).

I know no one can say for sure, but based on past years, what do you think my chances are of getting into at least one of them? Any guidance is appreciated!

This is sort of a long shot but I was wondering if anyone was aware of locker/shower facilities (or VERY limited, inexpensive gym memberships limited to use of the lockers and showers) in lower Manhattan that could be used to facilitate mid-day runs during the workday. I've worked in places that do have these, but my current building does not. If you like to run at lunch or at other times during the day, what do you do? Thx

Hello New York City runners! We (Supermarket New York) are hosting a Sunday long run and RAD shoe demo on Sunday. We'll gather at 6:30 AM and roll out at 7:00 AM. Bag check is available and ALL paces are welcome. Please sign up so we can hold shoes for you!

Got the email around noon. Successful on my 4th year of applying! I’m running Chicago that Sunday and will probably need to adjust my time goals lol

I run Summer Streets every year, have for years and often do it multiple Saturdays - in Manhattan. I think it was two years ago I tried Brooklyn and I was pretty underwhelmed by it. For me, Eastern Parkway was boring to run - felt like a freeway with little shade and little variation of surroundings. Very unlike the mix of neighborhoods and buildings you get running in Manhattan, along with the sun protection provided by all the tall buildings.

I'm not throwing shade on Brooklyn at all, I just felt underwhelmed by the route compared to Manhattan.

For those who've run the Queens, Staten Island, or Bronx routes - how did you like them compared to Manhattan? And if you liked the Brooklyn route I'd be curious to hear that also. I don't run with music and I run for fitness, not training, so I look to my environment for aesthetic interest. I also tend to run early to avoid the crush of people, groups and cyclist traffic later, though I enjoy running among others.

Hi everyone! Since the Run Center is closed, I was thinking about using the Fleet Feet Columbus Circle lockers after work (around 5:30pm) to store my things while I do NYRR Group Training. I'd need to use one of the bigger ones, but I know there are only a few of them. Does anyone know if they're hard to get, or get taken easily, in the after work weekday rush? I also know Group Training has said they're doing "bag check", does anyone know what that entails? I'll have my work laptop with me, so I'm just trying to plan ahead so I appreciate any insight!

Was planning on doing Philly but it’s sold out any other recs lmk !!

About 15-20 serious looking guys and gals walking uptown just north of Intrepid. Blocking all the lanes and getting shouted at by the bikes. Just now around 10am 7/19

Just curious for those coming to run the NYC Marathon from out of state (not locals), how much are you planning to spend for hotels and commute?
I’m coming from DC:
Amtrak round trip: about $140
Hotel near Grand Central: about $700
What was your total damage for transportation and hotel?

Since the AQI decided we're all taking a rest day, and the Tokyo marathon lottery is coming up, I figured I'd finally share a little side project I've been working on.

Last year I realized I had a bigger problem than not getting into races ... I was missing the registration windows entirely lol I tried using my calendar, but it just never worked for me. I'd set reminders, ignore them, forget what they were for and then find out registration had closed.

So I built BibAlert to solve the problem I kept running into myself. It keeps track of race registrations and sends email reminders a week before registration opens, when registration is open, and when it's about to close. Free to use!

I know there are already a few tools that do something similar, but I wanted one place that covers the 8 Majors, NYC races (including the NYRR BK and NYC halfs), and other lottery races. I’ll be adding more, and if there is a race you care about that's missing, let me know and I'll add it.

I also work in accessibility by day and I know that something as simple as remembering a date isn't always simple for everyone. Whether it's someone using assistive technology, someone with ADHD who struggles with reminders, or anyone juggling a million things, small barriers can mean missing out on opportunities. So I wanted to make sure this was built with accessibility in mind from the start (a big shoutout to team Achilles for constant inspiration!!).

Would love some honest feedback from fellow runners. Is this something you would actually use? Anything that would make this more useful?

If you run into anything that feels off or isn't working.

If you made it this far and want to take a look, it’s here: www.bibalert.com

EDIT: Thanks all who gave it a try. I was hitting some API limits, which might have prevented some of you to sign up. Didn’t plan for so many people to try at the same time lol Lesson learned. This should be resolved by now.

Im currently doing Pftiz 18/70 for a Sub 3 Marathon goal. First 3 weeks have been manageable but I had to move my 9 mile + 4LT to today and could only get like 2 and a half miles of LT pace in. The humidity and shitty air killed me haha

This is the first time I am following a training program. I ran a 1:23 half just kind of doing my own thing. I was bummed to miss my first key session. Following a training plan with prescribed paces actually been more enjoyable than I thought

I keep seeing y’all relying on inaccurate projections or assuming early morning running is the best time to avoid the bad air, but this largely depends on the type of pollution you’re dealing with.

For particulate pollution (e.g wildfires) it’s worst during evening into the early morning. TL;DR stuff gets stagnate and trapped near the surface and during midday air movement and rising temps help push it all up towards and dissipate.

Growing up in a wildfire prone state and running for over 15 years now, I have tried running when AQI is over 100 thinking I was hardcore / couldn’t miss my workout else I’d derail my whole training block / hated the idea of the treadmill etc etc — the handful of times I did it I always regretted it. So, yeah, you’re all adults (I think?) so make choices that make sense for you but don’t do it for the Strava or whatever, it’s nothing to brag about.

Edit to add: there’s some confusion around “how come AQI here is ### versus another site reporting it differently?” Particulate pollution moves around and can vary significantly within a few city blocks and data is coming from specific monitoring stations. Trees do help a bit with the pollution but when it’s severe it’s usually not enough to provide real protection. If you MUST run outdoors, wear a n95/kn95+ mask (but spoiler alert: running with that kind of mask on is even more miserable!)

Also another redditor does bring up a very valid point: source of the pollution, wind and weather pattern also impact particulate concentration and these are not reliably time-of-day dependent.

Some sources:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328706476_Diurnal_Patterns_in_Global_Fine_Particulate_Matter_Concentration

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969720369254

https://airly.org/en/why-is-air-quality-worse-at-night/#what-time-of-day-is-air-quality-the-worst

So with this air quality being terrible, I can’t run in the morning.

I considered running in the gym but ah- I’ve been running exclusively outdoors the past 5 months and the treadmill feels idk.

So I’m thinking I’ll run in the late afternoon when AQI drops.

But it’s crazy how that just disrupted my routine. I don’t know what to do with myself without having gotten my run in the morning.

Update: ended up going to the gym to run on a treadmill. No it’s not ideal but it wasn’t so bad. And I feel like my life is back on track 🤣 than when I don’t get my run in in the morning.
Thank you all

I'm a late morning/afternoon runner planning 6-7 miles on Sunday. Do you think that Central Park will be especially crowded with the watch party going on? Gates open at 12pm. Wondering if I should stick to the upper end of the park. What do you think?

The air quality seems ok in NY and I assume it will stay the same or get better by tomorrow morning. But is anyone else nervous about the dirty rain? It’s gonna be good for the city overall but not sure how safe it is to breathe this in while running? It’s also not supposed to start till 11am so maybe can get my run done before but ahhhh

A few years of staring at my Strava heatmap turned into a completionist thing: I ran every street in Hoboken, then the surrounding NJ towns, and this year I started Manhattan. About 50% done.

Side effects so far: I spend about equal time stalking this sub and /foodnyc, and since every run ends somewhere new, I keep knocking out food places on my list that I'd never have gotten to otherwise. Also a weird nostalgia running down blocks early in the morning where I used to be out at the bars a decade ago. And every so often you hit a quiet pocket of the city you didn't know was there.

I'm lucky to have a beautiful waterfront path as my default route, but I was finding it hard to get motivated to run it for the 500+ time. Forcing myself to change it up every run, plus that itch to mark another area complete, took care of that.

There's a whole rabbit hole of tools I found in this space: Strava heatmaps, CityStrides leaderboards, gif animations with GPX Animator, route posters with Trots&Plots (last two in the pics). I typically leave my phone at home and wanted a map-first run tracker on my Apple Watch instead of carrying a printout, so I built one (StreetProof), which has been an adventure in its own right.

For anyone else doing this or who's finished a borough: what tips or tools did you find useful?