TRAINING RUNS

TRAINING RUN #1: MARCH 9, 2025, 8:00 A.M.
ASTORIA - FLUSHING MEADOWS
The first training run of 2025 will take place on March 9, 2025, beginning at 8:00 a.m. at Hoyt Ave. N and 31st St., location of the Astoria aid station, and run to the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Park, approximately mile 37-58 on the course, about 21 miles. Normally the first run would take place on the first section of the course, but there still might be icy and/or muddy trail sections in Riverdale and Van Cortalndt Parks.. I hope to continue with the other sections of the race on future runs.
I will be leading the run at about a 10-11 minute per mile pace. If you wish to run faster or slower, you will be responsible for finding your own way, please study the course map. There may be other runners familiar with the course at the run.
You can easily get to the start of this run by taking the N train to the Astoria Blvd. stop. From the end point in Flushing Meadows, you can walk to the 7 train at Mets-Willets Point.
Free and open to anyone.

TRAINING RUN #2: MARCH 30, 2025, 8:00 A.M.
FORT TRYON PARK - ASTORIA
This second run will be approximately 28 miles from the entrance to Fort Tryon Park, at Fort Washington Ave. and Margaret Corbin Circle, to Astoria at Hoyt Ave. North and 31st St. Subway service to the start is the A train 190 St. stop, take the elevator to the top, and the N train is available at the finish.
This run will cover the entire Bronx section of the course, including a few miles of trails in Riverdale Park and Van Cortlandt Park. It is about mile 9 to mile 37 on the race course. It covers some of the most scenic, as well as the most gritty areas of the race. We will not be covering the first nine miles in these training runs.
I will be leading the run at about 10-11 minutes per mile, if you want to run faster or slower, I'm afraid you will have to be responsible for finding your own way..
Free and open to anyone.

TRAINING RUN #3: APRIL 27, 2025, 8:00 A.M.
UNISPHERE, FLUSHING MEADOWS PARK - CONEY ISLAND
This run will begin at the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, and end at the Parachute Jump on the Coney Island Boardwalk, about 24 miles, mile 58-82 on the course. It will go through Flushing Meadows and Forest Park, through residential neighborhoods in Queens and out to the Rockaways along the beach, before returning into Brooklyn to Brighton Beach and Coney Island. We will cross portions of Jamaica Bay on the Addabbo, Veterans Memorial, and Gil Hidges Marine Parkway Bridges. I will be leading the run at about 10-11 minutes per mile, if you want to run faster or slower, you may have to be responsible for knowing the course and finding your own way. Free and open to anyone.

TRAINING RUN #4: MAY 24, 6:00 P.M.
PARACHUTE JUMP, CONEY ISLAND - TIMES SQUARE FINISH
This is a Saturday evening run on Memorial Day Weekend. We begin at the Parachute Jump on the Coney Island Boardwalk, and run the last 18 miles of the course to the finish line in Times Square at 42nd St. and Broadway. This will include a long waterfront section in Brooklyn under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, street running in Sunset Park, and crossing the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan. I will be leading the run at about 10-11 minutes per mile, if you want to run faster or slower, you may have to be responsible fro knowing the course and finding your own way. Post-run festivities possible. Free and open to anyone.