Van Cortland Park
November 13 and November 27 are the next two Cross Country Races in Van Cortland Park, and the last two chances of the year to run up and down the most amazing hills in NYC.
You start near the turtle statue, on the "flats", which really are flat. There's usually about a half mile of complete flatness around the dusty fields. Everyone starts as a pack, but we all wind up running in a long line, as people find their pace.
Soon, you head up into the hills, where it's like a hiking trail, only you're running. There's no city at all, just trees, path, pebbles and wonder.
We're definitely doing the second race, on November 27th. Come uptown and run with us.