NYRR Gridiron Classic

It was a chilly start to the Gridiron Classic 4 miler. There were plenty of Giants fans on hand, as well as some Patriots fans. I even saw some Jets jerseys represented. Despite being cold, I did manage to run faster than I had in a long time. It was a U-shaped course this time, and I liked it. You get most of the hills done in the first two miles. But Central Park is hilly, regardless. As I told NM, for every downhill there is an uphill out there.

My running buddy for this race was NM. She hadn't really done any training for this run, but she was zipping along. It was really impressive! It's going to be good for me to run with some faster than me. I did today's race in 40:55 (chip time). I haven't run that fast in awhile. It felt good.

I started out slow, but each mile I got faster. The last mile was a sub 10 minute. Not bad considering how crowded the course was. I don't think we every really got out of the pack.

In honor of Super Bowl Sunday, and the name of the race, there was a football toss ahead of the race start. So, I threw the ball, not far, but I threw it.

Here are the shirts of the races I've run this year.