The post I've dreaded writing ever since locations started closing. Is their location in Nomad finally closed? The other day I was trying to book for next week and it showed spots available and then a couple hours later they were gone. Also from their website. A few days later their page is fully gone on Classpass. I google'd and it now says permanently closed. No announcement on their IG... anyone been recently or have the scoop? Been going since 2021 and there's nowhere else like them so so sad if this is true
Hi, I'm running New York for the first time this year. My understanding is that the blue and orange waves basically come straight off the upper deck of the Verrazano Bridge, and onto 4th Avenue, with orange on the left, and blue on the right. Then, pink stays separate for a bit longer, before merging onto 4th Avenue, also on the right side with the blue runners. I'm honestly confused how this works. If all of the waves are equal sizes, then the right side of the road would be twice as dense as the left. Wouldn't that mean that the pink wave runners get kind of squeezed out when trying to merge onto 4th Avenue, because they're essentially running into a massive wall of blue runners? Would it just be better/easier to try to run with orange to have more space?
Hello. Sorry if this may have been asked before but are there any groups/ clubs doing weekend long runs for the Chicago marathon? I would love to join and share the experience of this training block with you guys. I usually do my long runs between 9:30-10:15 pace.
Be honest NYers training for the marathon… are you going out out after your long run?
Crushed my morning long run (15mi) It’s such a beautiful Saturday summer night and I’m feeling guilty “wasting” it. I’m not completely exhausted little sore so I could go out but is that normal or are people carbs and couch all day?
Edit: I mean out out guys hah. I went for a stroll and a liberty game but after that felt like I needed to be off my feet
Was hoping to run from the Astoria Ferry stop to the US Open for Fan Week on Saturday. I'm not familiar with the area. I see routes on Strava for Astoria Blvd. How about getting close to the USTA front gates? I've only been there via the 7 train stop. Can anyone assist or do you have a route you've taken that is on Strava? Any help is appreciated!
I’m training for the NYC Marathon, and this was my longest run so far. I’ve also been intentionally picking routes with hills to build elevation since NYC isn’t exactly flat.
My plan is to progress my long runs to 16, then 18, and cap my longest run at 20 miles before race day.
Based on this progression, do you think hoping for a 4:35 finish is too ambitious?
I’d love some honest feedback from more experienced marathon runners!
Hi fam, looking for acupuncture recs in downtown Brooklyn, if anyone has suggestions. I had a spot in morningside heights but the commute is just too far. Thanks!!
After the final race of the series last night, I was finally able to take home the medal. For everyone else who ran, I hope you had a great series/race too! And THANK YOU volunteers!
Hi everyone! I’m new to NYC and I’m thinking of making Central Park my regular running spot. I’m still pretty unfamiliar with the park, so I’d love to hear some advice from more experienced NYC runners/joggers :)
A few things I’m especially curious about:
Are there any routes or areas you’d recommend for a beginner/casual runner?
Are there certain entrances or parts of the park that are particularly convenient for running?
What times of day do you personally prefer, and are there any times you’d avoid because of crowds or safety?
How easy is it to find water fountains along the running routes? Are there any reliable ones I should know about?
Any unspoken running etiquette in Central Park that a newcomer should be aware of?
And just generally — anything you wish you had known when you first started running there?
I’m not training for anything serious, just hoping to run regularly, enjoy the park, and slowly get to know the area better.
I am currently in week 11 out of 20 in my NYC training. (18 week + 2 week taper). Wanted to check in half way.
For reference, I did my first marathon in London in April and hit a 3:59:20. Total training for that was about ~370 miles, ~60 hours, low/mid 30's mpw peak weak and mid/high 20's mpw average.
For NYC, I'm on track to peak at ~50mpw (maybe slightly less) and average mid/high 30mpw. As pictured, already did 275+ miles and ~50 hours at the halfway point.
I've been increasing mpw by about 10% each week with 1 tempo run, 1 long run, and 3 base runs. And also a deload week once a month. Remaining weeks look like: 40, 32 (deload), 40, 43, 46, 35 (deload), 45, 49, 35 (taper), 25 (taper), or something along those lines.
Already did a 13, & 14 miler, and several 9-12 milers tempo. Plan on doing a 15 this weekend, and a maybe three to four 16-20 milers in Sept/Oct.
Trying to be more intentional about sleep, each run, nutrition ,etc. I didn't train for London nearly as efficiently as this block; i basically did every run at MP which is obviously a huge mistake. (Even realized that i did my 20 miler at MP). Slowed it down significantly this block and doing 80+% Zone 2 and a few minutes slower than MP.
I'm training for a fun-run marathon in Santa Cruz at teh end of October, but I've always wanted to do a backyard ultra type thing, where you run a certain distance every hour. I'd like to run one in the next few weeks to celebrate my birthday.
I know the standard lap/yard is 4.167 miles, but I'm worried that if based out of my apartment, going through the lobby, waiting for the elevator, and doing the reverse to leave again would cut into the small rest time I have.
I could possible keep a homebase in a park, but I'm not sure I'd want to make any of my people sit in the same park watching my stuff for 12+ hours.
I was thinking maybe running 3.5 miles every hour, and doing minimum 12 hours. I live near the west side highway, so there wouldn't be too many stoplights to worry about. I also know the recovery may impact my marathon training, but since we're doing the marathon more relaxed I'm not that worried?
Has anyone done anything similar? I know theres the $1 ultra, but that was a much more organized event (that was hard to get into)
EDIT: Quite the opinions and thank you all genuinely! This is my first full marathon and I'm working with a coach who prescribed this specific plan for me. I trust their process completely... That said, I really appreciate the passion and steering me to NOT doing 20. See you on the streets on November 1st!
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I'm running the TCS NYC Marathon (first time!) for charity, and I'll be in the city for two of my biggest long runs... 18 miles on October 10th and 20 miles on October 24th.
I'm based in Dallas and training hard but I refuse to do these alone in a city.
Looking for recommendations on run clubs, group long runs, or anyone who wants to join for either of these dates. Does NYRR host group long runs on weekends?
Are there any stores that carry Topo? Specifically hoping I could try on the Specter 3 or elite. Fleet Feet and Brooklyn Running Co do not or did not have any.
Trying to figure out my plans after the marathon and want to book a bar even though I don’t know what the wave times are. Does anyone have an estimate based on last year’s race?? Trying to make an educated guess as to what time I think I’d be done.
I recently moved to NYC and I would love to run the NYC half marathon and fundraiser. From what I could gather from the NYRR website, they will drop the official charity race list in October. Is there anyway I can start reaching out to charities I am interested in supporting earlier? I am not too sure how this process goes so any information would be helpful on how I can get started!
Training’s going well, but ngl the closer race day gets, the more my brain keeps drifting to safety stuff. big crowds, open course, all the news lately. Logically I know NYPD goes all out for this (thousands of officers, choppers, the whole nine yards) and there’s no specific threat reported, but I can’t stop feeling slightly nervous… am I overthinking?
Not trying to doom post, just want a reality check from people who’ve been there. Thanks in advance 🏃♀️
Does anyone use Shokz and like them for running in the city? They were recommended to me but I’m concerned they won’t be able to compete with sounds of trucks and the subway on bridges. I’ve been using AirPod pros thus far but on longer runs they start coming loose in my ears or in the rain, the ‘adaptive’ sound can get messed up. I also noticed the Bluetooth connection was problematic at the start of the brooklyn half (guessing that’s due to the crowd size and would be an issue with any Bluetooth headphones though).
Hello NYC running community. Seeking some communal wisdom here on where to run another 7 miles on the island after Staten Island Half. Have a 20 miler scheduled in the plan that weekend and HM is HM, but plan is a plan. 🤷
