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Boomer's Cystic Fibrosis Run to Breathe 10K

Sat July 9 2011
Listed by FairWeatherRunner
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FairWeatherRunner When I found out that the New York Road Runners were hosting a 10K in central park, I couldn't resist signing up. The tricky bit was breaking the news to the missus that I would be racing on our holiday! But the promise of a trip to Macy's seemed to ease things. The course was a circuit through central park & entirely on road. I initially thought that having water stations at every mile was excessive. There were even shower stations every 2 miles. But it was 30 Celsius & I was sweating like a pig. It was a scenic route with the skyscrapers of manhattan overlooking you as you ran. Because I was recovering from injury, I took things easy. A race is really good fun if you're not trying for a PB! I did all the things I wanted to do like run through the shower stations, dunk water over my head at every mile & take lots of photos. The atmosphere was great. There was a band at the start & bagpipes near the finish. There were many fun runners & I must have passed hundreds of them as they stopped to walk at even the slightest incline. My post-race souvenier was a bagel & T-Shirt. For a 10K, the entry fee of £21 was pricey. But it was by far the most organised race I had ever seen. There was a row of a hundred portaloos (see photos) at the start. Even though there were nearly 5,000 runners, there was no queue for collecting race numbers or baggage. There was a marshal every 50 meters (I kid you not!). The results of the fastest runners were posted immediately & the prize-giving took place an hour after the start. This was a well-oiled machine. But these guys have been organising the New York Marathon for decades, so are pros. So, if you are ever in New York & want to race, look up the NYRR website as there is an event every month. My only gripe was that I was listed as living in Durham, USA. And I did register as an Elvet Strider but apparently they didn't recognise this.
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