Dear Paragoners,
A NOTE FROM KING JAMES THE PACER –
“To those of you that are not aware this course is essentially through my neighborhood, these Brooklyn/Queens miles are my bread and butter for training routes no matter what time of year, distance I’m racing etc. If you have any questions about regarding local details, food, restrooms, water, transit along the course let me know. I look forward to guiding/pacing you.”
Back to our email —
How goes it?! Anyone excited for the weekend … long run .. 5th Avenue Mile … you know, the good stuff!! Let me tell you, operating on very little sleep is NOT really that fun … just a heads up for the future parents of America.
Anyway, down to business. This weekend we are going to be rocking an 18-ish mile course that will pretty strictly stick to the NYC Marathon course. There will be traffic lights and such to deal with, but I think getting the lay of the land is far more important. For those that use your smart phones and MapMyRun you should be able to load the course onto your phone morning of … regardless we will be chalking the course throughout, I’ll be bringing some turn sheets, but there aren’t too many turns to deal with. We’ll be going over the Pulaski & 59th Street bridges and up 1st Ave, down 5th Ave and working most of the marathon finish.
PLEASE come prepared with water, nutrition, and a few bucks if you need to stop at a bodega for a refill as there will be limited options amidst the middle miles of this run.
We’re meeting at Starbucks off of West Broadway downtown, right by the Chambers Street 1/2/3 station.
PACE GROUPS:
- 9:45+ Pace Runners will be meeting at 7am & on the run by NO LATER THAN 7:15.
- Faster than 9:45 Pace Runners will be meeting at 7:30am & on the run NO LATER THAN 7:45
Alrighty then, that is pretty much all the news fit to print.
~ josh [speedysasquatch@gmail.com]
Time:
- 7:00 am -> 9:45+ Paces
- 7:30 am -> 9:45 & Faster Paces
Meeting Place:
- Starbucks @ West Broadway & Reade [just off the 1/2/3 Chambers Street stop]
Course & Distance: 18+ miles … HERE is the map.
Paragon Sports Run Club 