Yesterday we ran the 2013 Queens 10K. This is one of the New York Road Runner’s Five Borough series, races that go through each of the five boroughs (duh) and ones that runners need to complete in order to get guaranteed entry into the New York City Half Marathon in March (technically, one needs to complete four of the five races for entry).In the past, each of the races were half marathons (and so called the Half Marathon Grand Prix), but last year the NYRR changed the Queens race to a 10K (and The Bronx race to a 10 miler). At first I was upset that the distances were cut, but at this point, I’m kinda psyched about it. With the heat and humidity in NYC in July and the fact that I did an Oly Triathlon last weekend, I wasn’t in any shape to run a half yesterday.
Of course, I brought my GoPro to document the race. What struck me as I was going through the photos was the amount of iconic places packed into Flushing Meadows park (where the race was held). From the World’s Fair grounds to the International Tennis Center to Citi Field, I hope I was able to capture the essence of the race and the park, you be the judge:
