Photos of the Day: 2011 NYC Half Marathon

It was a chilly 37 degrees yesterday morning when the 2011 NYC Half Marathon kicked off in Central Park, and enthusiastic spectators dealt with the chill as the 10,000-plus runners warmed up naturally on the 13.1-mile course.  Conditions must have been fantastic for running, as the men’s race produced five of the 10 fastest times [...]

Sunday: NYC Half-Marathon

It’s time for one of the biggest NYC races of the year!  The 2011 NYC Half-Marathon is a 13.1-mile run taking place this Sunday that makes its way through Central Park and down to lower Manhattan.  The course is similar to prior years, starting on East Drive in Central Park near 95th, [...]

Upper West Side Celebrity Sightings

At left, Twitterer @VENTIfrap snapped a photo of The Real Housewives of New York City’s Countess Luann de Lesseps running some errands on the Upper West Side last Friday.  She “looked nice” but acted “rude.”  Another Twitter sighting comes to us from @jstuddog, who saw actor/comedian Tracy Morgan “bumping some tunes in his Jaguar” near [...]

NYC Half-Marathon Runs through Central Park this Sunday

It’s time for one of the biggest NYC races of the year!  The 2010 NYC Half-Marathon is a 13.1-mile run taking place this Sunday that makes its way through Central Park and down to lower Manhattan.  New York Road Runners announced the official course this week… the race will start on East Drive in Central [...]