Date: August 13th, 2018, 7:00 am
Place: Central Park, New York, NY
Weather: 72 F, 97% humidity
Finishers: 3,967 total (2,070 men / 1,987 women)
Swag: A tech cap, Gatorade endurance pack, ice-soaked clothes post finish

The second installment of NYRR's Marathon Training Series has come and gone. This training run, much like the previous 12 mile run, which took us through three semi-full loops in Central Park. I really wish that NYRR would mix it up a bit and change the direction of some of these races because it can be quite boring seing the same scenary day in and day out. I will say that this race was kind of tough for two reasons: 1. the elevation; 2. running the same three loops through the park. With the proximity of the inclines, I think that this run was a little tougher than the actual NYC Marathon. 

Although I mentioned that the elevation was a big tough, since NYC is mostly flat, this was a blessing in disguise because the elevation lends itself to a better training experience. After completing this training run, I relize that I really need to incorporate more hill work into my training runs.