CP and that non-runner race.

New York City,  never gets old and you never know what you're going to get.

via my twitter. It was much worse in person, I promise.

Tonight's run included a massive amount of non-runners trying to be runners who run each other over with no running etiquette at all and just mess up the flow of Central Park (yes, I know, I ran it last year and even designed my old company's tshirt, but I bitched about it then too!) Generally I know what races in CP and try my best to avoid going if I'm not registered, but for some reason, I didn't remember this one; even if a few friends posted stuff to facebook. Oh well.

While I was waiting for them to pass because I didn't want to get run over (I had to run with them to get to where I was going and that was way too much race anxiety for me and I wasn't even in it!), I had a chit chat with the people putting on the Twelfth Night (free! and in multiple parks all summer!). I was accidentally in their "backstage area". I also saw a ton of volunteers throwing water on runners without their consent, in which a ton of runners started screaming explicits. Shit show, I tell you, complete shit show.

Literally cut off the flow of CP. NYRR races don't even do that.

So, seeing as the main 4 mile loop was going to be clogged for the majority of the evening, the only place that everyone could go was to the Hill:

Well, hello there, Harlem!!

I ran up and down it both ways. Not really what I wanted for my easy 3 miles run, but at least it beat trying to fight with the Corporate Challenge peeps. It was actually a nice run besides all the other stuff. It was hot but there was a nice breeze. I was very excited not to be stuck on a treadmill.

Super plus: Water fountains are on!

Welcome to summer in NYC. I'm thinking about training without a water belt. We shall see.

Would you rather a crowded road or a treadmill?