My subjects.... 13. 1 Flushing Meadows,, & New FLICKR

1st up,,, the 13.1 mile 1/2 Marathon yesterday at Flushing meadows park.,...1st off,, excellent accommodations,,,at A & R's in Kew Gardens,,,,, nice dinner, and post race Lunch , plus transportation to and from the race. Although we parked WAaaay away from Fluching meadows, over on the opposite side of CITI Field,,, and if you know that neighborhood,,, and the auto repair shops that line the street,,,
Can you spell S C E T C H Y ??

The 13.1 miles was very good,,, nice course even though it wound around and around thru the park,,, and they could have not put up the later mile signs at the beginning of the race,,,, just a mental thing jogging past the 10 mile sign just after the 3rd mile !
Plenty of support along the course, Gatorade, and water at every mile past the 5 mile mark. and lots of spectators. It was really neat running by the Unisphere... and rememebring when I was there at the Worlds Fair in 1964...


Overall decent time for FAT me,,, 2:06:19 Chip time - 35th of 70 some in my Age group, and 992 of 2103 runners overall,... so my last 1/2 marathons, have been 2:04, 2:10 , 2:05, 2:30 (intentionally slow at Disney) and now 2:06... a bit disappointed with the T-shirt,,, its nice microfiber and cool dark green and all,,, but the XL size is barely a Large,,, so I can never wear it,, maybe I'll shrink one day, and fit into it then !!

If you care my splits were,,, and I missed some miles , but this is close,,,
9:57, 9:31, 9:28, 9:23, 9:25, 9:26, 9:36, 9:56, 9:31, 10:15, 9:35, 9:27, 9:57 (1.1 miles)

Just after the finish !!



Crossing the Line

Mile 12

Mile 5

From the Start back across to the Unisphere...