Week 2.2 Harrisburg's Not So Bad

After bitching about suburban Harrisburg's lack of sidewalks, I ventured within proper city limits to see if, like other blossoming metropoli (is that a word?), the city was less pedestrian-hostile than the surrounding area. And actually, it was.

There's a trail that runs along the Susquehanna and it's actually very scenic. You almost forget that an errant step could send you plummeting into a river so polluted it's been known to cause hallucinations and UTIs. But I kept my footing and actually enjoyed the 1 hour, 10 minute run our coaches had generously dolled out. And the domination continues...

Back in NYC, I ran the fabulous Central Park loop yesterday, and was able to fully appreciate the mix of people on the trail. There were hipsters sporting red-headed mullets while they drove pedi-bikes, Italians in sequinned half-shirts, VERY SERIOUS speed walkers (their fanny packs screamed "INTENSITY!"), and, of course, the career distance runners who blew past me while pushing their jogging strollers with one arm. Bastards. But this is New York, after all. There is no judgement. Only enjoyment...thorough enjoyment.

And for the record, my dad came to visit me for the first time this weekend. I've been in NYC since April, but his Crohn's had prohibited him from coming any earlier. Finally, after a grueling July surgery, he made it up. So, let's keep progress going and DONATE!!!!!!!!