Brotherly Waterfront Run Past Pegleg’s Birthplace to Owl’s Head
My first brotherly run in years. Andrew and I met near Greenwood Playground, circled the Cemetery easily then ran the waterfront on 1st Avenue, past Lutheran Medical Center where Pegleg was born, and all the way out to the skate park at Owl’s Head. We picked up the pace on the return even going too … Continue reading
Running Fast around the Cemetery
I left for an afternoon run when the air had cooled a bit. A mile of warm before taking off at tempo. 2 miles below 7 minutes, up and down the Brooklyn Terminal Moraine. All was well until I tried to finish the 2nd tempo up the same hill. Bailed a bit for some lateral … Continue reading
Prospect Park – Naughty By Nature Loop
I started an easy run through the park towards a track I remembered in Flatbush. Little did I know I’d end up running into a middle school dance featuring Naughty by Nature, Salt-n-Pepa, Slick Rick AND Busta Rhymes in Wingate Park. Turns out I can run faster than them due to their arthritis and such … Continue reading
Bridges of the East River
A rendezvous with the Prospect Park Track Club led me on a dramatic course of river crossings-5 times over the East River. We had afull crew to start, ending with 7 of us. My total distance was over 16, but the last 1.5 miles was the best. The Queensboro Bridge at my mile 14 was … Continue reading
Return to Pegleg’s Birthplace Loop
On a perfect summer afternoon like this, I sought an exploratory run like the days of yore. After running the South Brooklyn waterfront, I found myself at the site of Pegleg’s birth-Lutheran Medical Center. Orange
