New Route

I lapped the perimeter of Morningside Park last night. It's a big park. Two times 'round took me a little more than 30 minutes. There is a monster climb, starting on 123rd Street, up two blocks on Amsterdam and then to the crest of Morningside Drive. That really kicked my behind. But I enjoyed the change of scenery. Morningside Avenue has enjoyed a quiet renaissance, the Park is beautiful -- lots of cherry blossoms in bloom -- and the apartments along there make me envious.

I'm still not feeling great on the road but am striving to stick to a schedule. My next race is the Healthy Kidney 10k in Central Park, May 15, sponsored by the headman of the United Arab Emirates. I ran it last year and it had great swag, as befits an Emir. (I remarked recently to Mrs. FA that we've reached a point where we can say, ran this race last year, etc.)

My time last year was 1:01:25. Given my 3 and 6 mile splits during the 15k last month, I am aiming for sub-57 minutes on this go.