{"id":485,"date":"2010-09-16T13:05:28","date_gmt":"2010-09-16T17:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benhauck.com\/running\/?p=485"},"modified":"2010-09-16T13:05:28","modified_gmt":"2010-09-16T17:05:28","slug":"mt-queensboro-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benhauck.com\/running\/2010\/09\/16\/mt-queensboro-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Queensboro Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t know what distance I wanted to do today.  My last run was on Sunday&#8211;a 20-miler&#8211;and I had been unable to run these last three days because of long hours on set. (Tuesday was nearly a 16-hour day!)  I felt I probably needed to do something more than 8 miles today, but I wasn&#8217;t sure if my body&#8211;well, my brain&#8211;would reject that.  Early in my run I settled on running a loop in Central Park, then to keep things interesting, to continue along 60th St. to the Queensboro Bridge and run it home.  I did.  And I discovered that doing that (with a little adjustment) equates to a 10-mile run.  And no added return-subway time!  Here are the deets:<br \/>\n<iframe width='465' height='548' frameborder='0' src='http:\/\/connect.garmin.com:80\/activity\/embed\/49247275'><\/iframe><br \/>\nIt was a cloudy 67 degrees today.  The weather felt good, though a little blustery.  Humidity was around 66% but nothing to speak of. My body was alright&#8211;more on the sluggish side than on the speedy side, but my laps don&#8217;t show it.  I did this run in 1:15:04 (7:28s) without much exertion.  At times I pushed myself a bit more but never really too hard.  I was guarding against burnout.<\/p>\n<p>The bridge was nice.  Going from Manhattan to Queens, the uphill wasn&#8217;t really that hard though it looks steep.  I passed someone from far away.  After the short climb, the bridge is flat for a nice bit, then there is a long, long downhill.  This long, long downhill is a long, long <em>uphill<\/em> the other direction (the same direction on the NYC Marathon route!).  It looked like a challenge.  I want to run it someday.<\/p>\n<p>I turned off 31st St. onto 34th Ave., but next time I think I should turn onto Broadway instead.  If I do that, I&#8217;ll carry over to Coldstone Creamery, turn right onto 35th St., and basically hit 10 miles just a few doors away from my home.  That would be perhaps the ultimately convenient 10-miler.  These stats also suggest that routewise I live just about 4 miles from Central Park.  I&#8217;ve long wanted to know that.  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Had a Naked Juice Protein Zone and edamame after my run, much sooner after my finish than I would usually.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m looking forward to next week.  Next week I begin work on <em>Nurse Jackie<\/em>&#8216;s third season as Peter Facinelli&#8217;s stand-in.  Work will be a mere 2-minute commute walking, which means I&#8217;ll have more opportunity and time to run.  I&#8217;ll need to feel out how it all works out, but if I balance my sleep and energy right, I should be able to train well and work long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t know what distance I wanted to do today. My last run was on Sunday&#8211;a 20-miler&#8211;and I had been unable to run these last three days because of long hours on set. (Tuesday was nearly a 16-hour day!) I felt I probably needed to do something more than 8 miles today, but I wasn&#8217;t &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/benhauck.com\/running\/2010\/09\/16\/mt-queensboro-bridge\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mt. 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