Thinking of signing up for a race in central park during my visit to NYC
Thinking of signing up for a race in central park during my visit to NYC
Depends on where in the park. Harlem is very hilly. The southern part not as much. But there isn't really much flat territory except around the reservoir.
Moderately rolling but some very fast race times have been run in the park: UAE 10km, Trevira, Mini-Marathon and others. Don’t sweat it.
fyi - there is only one place in the entire park that is straight and flat for 400 meters and that's up by 90st on the east side. For the rest of the park, you are either going up, down, around a bend....or a combination!
Low moderate hilly.
Presumably you're thinking of signing up for one of NYRR's 4-mile runs: about 170 feet of elevation gain during those.
If you're going to do a full loop (few races do) it's about 360 feet of elevation gain.
The Harlem Hill I've seen described as a 5-7% grade but it's not a showstopper. And few of the CP races run up it.
The hills are not the problem in CP races, it's usually the crowds.
Not very hilly at all.
I've only been to NYC a couple of times but never had a chance to take a run in CP. Definitely on my to do list next time I'm there!
I wouldn't worry about it. Harlem hill is the worst one but races there usually have it towards the beginning of the race. Cat Hill is sneaky because of it's usual placement late in the race you'll definitely be tired by then but it's not a problem for someone that regularly runs hills.
Unless you're a front runner, you'll be weaving in and out of the crowds like a drunk. Seems like everyone within walking distance of the park shows up for those races!
rxc wrote:
Unless you're a front runner, you'll be weaving in and out of the crowds like a drunk. Seems like everyone within walking distance of the park shows up for those races!
In the last 4-miler with results on NYRR (August), only 2 people broke 5:30 pace and only 8 people even broke 6:00 pace. I think he'll be fine.
just looked up results wrote:
rxc wrote:
Unless you're a front runner, you'll be weaving in and out of the crowds like a drunk. Seems like everyone within walking distance of the park shows up for those races!
In the last 4-miler with results on NYRR (August), only 2 people broke 5:30 pace and only 8 people even broke 6:00 pace. I think he'll be fine.
Correction, that one wasn't in Central Park. But the previous one in Central Park (4th of July) only 5 people under 5:30 pace and 23 under 6:00 so still not very crowded.
It's so hilly bro.
D.Katz wrote:
fyi - there is only one place in the entire park that is straight and flat for 400 meters and that's up by 90st on the east side. For the rest of the park, you are either going up, down, around a bend....or a combination!
I'd think down the East Drive from around Cleos Needle CatHill to the south end of the Zoo must be a better net drop downhill run than the 5thAve mile course
It's known as the Rocky Mountain National park of the east.
Central Park is far from flat. I've done circuits around the park several times on various visits and the Northwest corner around W107th has probably the biggest incline - near the aptly named "Great Hill". It's not mountainous by any stretch but it's definitely an incline. My last run around CP was earlier this year. Over a 21.5 km run (essentially a little more than a couple of circuits around/through the park) , the total elevation gain was 144 metres. I think the NW corner climb is about 25 metres over about 700 metres running distance.
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