So this is admittedly somewhat last-minute for something like this, but frequent MUW tipster David H. just passed it along and I figure it might be of interest to someone. If you’re the running type, there’s a timed 5K race in Riverside Park tonight at 7:00 pm. Certainly seems like perfect weather for it.

I was in 8th grade in the fall of 1991 — far too young to fully-comprehend the Clarence Thomas Senate confirmation hearings going on in Washington at the time. Blissfully unaware of “grown-up” issues like sexual harassment, my primary interest in the historic event centered on the fact that apparently a grown man in some [...]

Stop by Central Park on Sunday morning to cheer on the thousands of women participating in this year’s More Magazine/Fitness Magazine Women’s Half-Marathon!  Co-sponsored by New York Road Runners, this women-only race starts on West Drive near 63rd in Central Park and makes two full counterclockwise loops of the park, continuing around the bottom of [...]

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 [...]

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, making a full [...]