The New York Running Show

Listen to Episode 63a*

This is a short one. Just mention of this Saturday’s Millrose Games at the Armory.

• Millrose Games Home Page
• Watch live on YouTube

* Turns out there already was an Episode 63.

Listen to Episode 63

Steve and Joe this week. Lots of talk about the now-official New York City Ekiden (which Joe wrote about here). And a bit less about Joe’s new NYRunningRoutes site.

Listen to Episode 62

It was Brenn, Steve, and Joe and we spoke of three thingsL a 5000, the mile, and an Ekiden.

Brenn ran the 5000 at the Armory on Thursday. How’d it go?

The Bring-Back-the-Mile movement (in Alice’s Restaurant terms at least) was discussed. And here’s the video Steve mentioned:

For reference, the Ryun-Liquori race at the Penn Relays clip (which was in 1971) begins at 1:15.  And here’s how it was broadcast:

Finally, there’ll be an Ekiden soon. And here’s video NYRR put up on YouTube (which we mention because we don’t want to get in trouble with it again):

Oh, and the Dylan video to which Steve referred is “Subterranean Homesick Blues”. Google it.

Listen to Episode 59

Dec. 18: A short one, consisting chiefly of Joe coming on to tell people that it would be a short one, in anticipation of the holidays.

Listen to Episode 60

Jan. 8: In anticipation of the Olympic Trials Joe yapped away until Steve called in from Mexico. Then they both yapped about them.

Listen to Episode 61

Jan. 15: Brenn and Joe spoke about the Olympic Trials. And Brenn’s plans for a 5000 in the Armory on Thursday.

Listen to Episode 58

We spoke about group runs, the we being Brenn, Steve, Amy, and Joe. The idea came from Joe’s post on his run that morning at the Rockies.

Amy and Brenn, meanwhile, ran the Pete McArdle 15K at Van Cortlandt. A tough, tough race, and kudos to them. This led to a discussion of racing cross, which brings to mind a list from Marc Bloom on reasons to do it.

Listen to Episode 57

Steve and Joe basically shot the breeze, mostly about NYRR and alternative races.

Listen to Epidose 56

Listen to Episode 55

Listen to Episode 54

Episodes 54 and 55 were largely about the Brooklyn Marathon, the inaugural Brooklyn Marathon. And last week we spoke, in episode 56, about some of the races we did over the Thanksgiving Week-End.

Listen to Episode 52

Brenn, Steve, Tavia, and Joe chatted about the up-coming NYC Marathon and spectating it. Tavia has found her stretch of Queens populated by more and more people each year. Brenn will be up by Marcus Garvey Park near Mile 22.  Steve chatted about the iPhone/iPad and Android application for those watching the race and following people in it.

Some discussion of the Brooklyn Marathon, which is sold out, and the cancellation of this morning’s Poland Spring 5-Miler and how NYRR handled it (hint: well).

And some final talk about this coming Saturday’s Race-to-the-Finish 5K, with Tavia talking of her experience in the Boston 5K the day before the Boston Marathon.

[Edited to add:

On October 31, I (Joe) received an email sent to all Wave 1 entrants that makes clear where the UPS trucks will be this year. It is the reverse of 2010; in 2011 the low corrals will be first. Here’s the email (and it’s something I wish NYRR had done sooner):]

Listen to Episode 51

We (Brenn, Steve, Joe) debated the new qualifying standards for the NYC Marathon, beginning with the 2013 edition. Alas, we did not come up with a solution that would please all of the people all of the time.

A bit of a chat about the Rock ‘n’ Roll 10K held in Prospect Park on October 22. In this first venture into New York, there seem to have been some problems. The biggest perhaps the space limits of Prospect Park where the race was held; inevitably there will be lapped runners.

Finally, the Dash to the Finish 5K. Joe lamented the loss of the low-key International Breakfast Run. But it is what it is.