I entered the Brooklyn Half back in January, a week or so before hitting my new half marathon PR at the Melbourne Half Marathon in Florida.
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| Hanging out on the beach in January. Florida, you're alright! |
Unfortunately, a few weeks after running that half marathon, I started experiencing some pain in my left foot. Being the smart runner I am, I ignored that pain and went on to run a new half marathon PW at the NYC Half in March.
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| Not a great run but the views were pretty good. |
Not too long after that I stopped running altogether.
In April, I hit my first DNS for the Lakefront 10 Miler.
Then in May, I had my second DNS for the Brooklyn Half.
It is safe to say, I do not like DNSs.
However, as I absolutely LOVE NYC and I'd already paid a non-refundable deposit on my accommodation, I still took a vacation to NYC during the Brooklyn Half race week.
I rented an apartment in someone's basement for the week. It was pretty awesome, as it was WAY cheaper than renting a hotel room, I got my own kitchen to avoid eating out for every meal plus I got a lot more privacy than a hotel.
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| My little kitchen made the trip much more fun. |
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| There had been visitors from all over the world. I pinned Australia. |
Despite not being able to run the race, I still went to the expo, or pre-party as they called it, to pick up my race shirt and check out what was going on. Despite the grey weather, it was a nice set up.
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| Brooklyn Bridge view from near the pre-party. |
The rest of the week, I did lots of sightseeing and neighbourhood wandering. I love just absorbing the NYC feel without having any rigid timetables or plans. This time round, I spent a lot more time in Brooklyn than Manhattan and even checked out Queens.
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| Welcome to Greenpoint! Thanks! |
While my plans are still not decided, I'm pretty sure this was my last visit to NYC during my stint here in the USA, so I was super sad to go.
See ya New York! You've been amazing!!
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| Not the best quality but the night views were amazing. |
