HMT Day 9 - 5 Miles (Ran 6 Miles)
Ran a total of 6.08 miles in 55:20, pace 9:06 min/mile
And the drudgery continues, hahaha! It's actually not really that bad and my legs felt really good this morning. On a side note, upon my return to the gym I was notified of an incident this morning that occurred right where I frequently run, although it happened uptown and this morning I had run downtown.
UWS stabbing along Hudson leaves 5 hurt:
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9268831
Please careful everyone when you're out there running. Just because it's daylight and there are others around does not mean that danger is not lurking. We are all guilty (me included) of running with our ipods and headphones on really loud. Please always be mindful of your surroundings and be AWARE!!!! Thankfully the father in this situation managed to protect his son (although not without being injured himself) and still be able to help apprehend the would-be stabber with the help of a good samaritan that prevented more carnage than could have actually occurred (5 total injured this morning).
It is a call of warning to those around that ANYTHING can still happen at ANYTIME, even when we think we're in a really safe area (W 63rd St and Riverside Drive - which is a very affluent and safe neighborhood, who would have thought?!). The westside highway is frequented by joggers, bikers, strollers, walkers, children, groups of people exercising and those just enjoying the beautiful views that it provides.
I know going forward I will run with my iPod NOT so loud and only with one bud in, so that I can still hear with the other ear. It's so easy to forget ... please don't.
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