#irunforelaina

This move from College Point Queens to Astoria Queens has not only made our commute to work so much shorter and easier, it has also made it easier to do things in the city on the weekend. For the past couple years I have been avoiding runs that took place in Central Park because it could take me upwards of 2 hours to get there. When the runs starts at 7:00 am or 8:00 am it took too much commitment to get up that early. 

Yesterday I met up with a bunch of the Mamas Run Queens group to run Another Mother Runner’s Motherlode of Miles run organized by Carrie (one of our members). Even with construction delays on our subway line that meant taking a shuttle bus and waiting on the train for 10 minutes once I got to the station, it still only took me 35 minutes to get there. Sweet! This girl’s going to be running in Central Park more often. 

There is almost always beautiful and/or interesting artwork at the southeast entrance to the park. This sculpture is what is currently there. It is called Wind Sculpture SG1 by Yinka Shonibare. I found it to be both beautiful and interesting. 

After almost four years of living in New York City, I have finally run around the iconic Reservoir. While I have done races in the park they do not usually run this path. I can’t wait to go back and do it again. It is so beautiful and there was a glorious breeze off the water. 

We ended the run at La Pain Quotien in the park near the boat pond and Alice in Wonderland statue. This was a great way to kick off the first weekend of fall. 

I was particularly happy to lace up and get out there as the weather was finally a little cooler and a lot less humid. I had also been injured for about a week so there had been a question as to whether I would really be able to participate even if I showed up. I am happy to say there was some achiness but I was able to complete the whole run. I send my love to all the mamas for not judging how stinking slow I am. I especially appreciate Joan for sticking with me the entire distance and Carrie for adding extra miles running back to guide us so we didn’t get lost.