2016 NYRR Ted Corbitt 15k: Race Photos & Results

Yesterday was a bit chilly - cold enough to finally put on running tights for the Ted Corbitt 15k in Central Park!   The 15k was the last club points race of the year.  It was also my 10th NYRR race of the year (having completed my 9+1 with at the NYCM last month). 

At the start, Gary Corbitt, Ted Corbitt's son said a few words before we set off on the 15k named in honor of his dad!  I didn't run it last year - the last time I lined up for this race was in 2014.  As for my performance, I ran a 1:12:31 (exactly 10 seconds slower than my 2014 finish). 

Afterwards, we headed up to the Bronx and met at the Rambling House for our annual Taconic get together.  Instead of beer - my go to drink was an Irish Coffee (or two)!  Given the cold, and that I was still pretty much frozen from the race, it was the perfect rehydration :D

Here are the official results from NYRR.

2016 NYRR Ted Corbitt 15k: Packet Pickup

Picked up my shirt and race bib for the Ted Corbitt 15k at the NYRR this afternoon.  I also got a preview of some of the course as I walked over to the east side via Central Park to catch the train home!  This will be NYRR race number 10 for me (and the final club points race of the year).  Doubt that I'll score for the team tomorrow - but looking forward to seeing my fellow Taconics!

As always, if you're at this one, say hello!

2016 Ted Corbitt Run Around Manhattan Memorial 50K

What a great day to run around Manhattan - and honor Ted Corbitt in the process!  Thankfully, Dave called an audible on Friday and moved up the run to Saturday, from Sunday, because of the forecast for rain!  It may have cut our numbers by a bit, but the fantastic weather more than made up for it.

This was my 3rd official Run Around Manhattan 50k - my last one was back in 2011 (it didn't come off in 2012, when that nasty chronic compartment syndrome snuck up on me mid-year - and derailed my ultrarunning for a while!).  I've also run this course a few times - unofficially :D

With our three planned stops - and a couple of other smaller digressions - it took just under 8 hours to do the entire loop of Manhattan.  What an excellent Saturday!

"ted corbitt way" - east 228th street in the bronx renamed in ted's honor!

nyc has renamed east 228th street in the bronx, "ted corbitt way."  it's a well-deserved honor for the man who ushered in modern american running - from track to ultras!  ted corbitt was a running hero of mine - right alongside steve prefontaine.  i was honored to have met him a few times - most notably in 2007, at the 3-day broadway ultra society's pioneer memorial 100 mile trek. 

ted corbit was a giant in the running community.  he was the founding president of the new york road runners - and the december ted corbitt 15k is named in his honor.  he was an olympian and also went on to make his mark in the world of ultrarunning.  after ted passed away in december, 2007, the broadway ultra society staged a ted corbitt 24 hour run in his honor in 2008 (the race is once again being staged, on its 5 year anniversary, this october).

take this opportunity to remember ted corbitt :D

2011 ted corbitt "run around manhattan" 50k: race report

the 2011 edition of the ted corbitt memorial run around manhattan was postponed from the last weekend in january because snow covered most of the route. when we ran it on the rescheduled date, last saturday (2/12), snow still covered most of the west side route - so the regular course was slightly altered - instead of the hudson river greenway, we ran north, from our start on 97th street, on riverside drive. our intrepid group of 20+ runners had much warmer weather than the 2010 edition, but we'd be in for a few more detours (some unplanned) as we circumnavigated the borough.

little did we know that first detour would happen upon us before we reached the first planned stop, regrouping point, the twin donuts shop at 217th street. originally, we arrive at twin donuts via inwood park, then south past columbia's butler field. this year we ran north on riverside drive - and eventually found ourselves climbing up to the cloisters! while grant's tomb and the armory were highlights from this leg, the cloisters were a decidedly unplanned visit! no worse for the climb, we reached twin donuts in 1:24 (roughly 8 miles).

thanks to our great mobile aid station - a kick scooter manned by alex - i had some berry tea w/lemon to rehydrate and get warm. in a decision that i'd rue a few hours later, i didn't carry a water bottle with me. i did have a fanny pack; and took along a couple of gu's, mittens (which came in handy when the wind picked up), and my camera. if it wasn't for alex and his various thermos bottles full of tea, hot chocolate, and water - dehydration would have claimed me by the half way point!

we lingered at twin donuts for almost 14 minutes - which, as it turned out, was the shortest of our 3 planned stops! as we headed south, the second major detour (unplanned) occurred as we found ourselves on a decidedly icy (and windy) harlem river drive (instead of climbing fort george hill). we eventually returned to the main route at 155th street and st. nicholas place. given to poor road conditions we ran on along the water, climbing the hill would have been a much nicer alternative!

aside from the divergent path we took, the highlight of this leg is covering a portion of the nyc marathon route. we joined the official course on the west side of marcus garvey park and follow the route down fifth avenue until we veered off at 86th street. our next planned stop was at bob's bagel shop on york avenue and 86th street. it took 1:37 to reach the bagel shop - and we had covered roughly 15.5 (according to alex, our semi-official human gps). we lingered there for almost 19 minutes!

from this point we had a "planned" detour because of the icy conditions along the east river. instead, we headed south on york avenue until the united nations. just south of the u.n. we turned east to the f.d.r. drive and continued south under the highway. this stretch, except for the views of the manhattan and brooklyn bridges, was relatively tame - until we approached south ferry. at that point the winds had picked up to gail force strength! they were so powerful that just walking forward was a challenge!

thankfully, we only dealt with those winds for less than a quarter mile before we could warm up inside the ferry terminal. it took us 1:20 to cover the 8+ miles down to south ferry. from this point back to the start at dave's apartment, we had 8 miles left to cover. we had mixed reports for the total distance (between 32-33 miles) at the finish - so we could have been at either mile 23 or 24 by the time we left south ferry. our stay here was easily the longest of the 3 stops - clocking in at 23 minutes!

the remaining 8 miles went by quickly. i ran this leg with phil and mat - and we just powered up the west side highway with any stops. i did have a brief pang of remorse as we ran past chelsea brewing company - which was open by that time :D my decision to skip the water bottle was felt just a couple of mile from the finish. when i tried a non-working water fountain, i quickly realized i was parched (my last drink was a small cup of tea at south ferry). luckily, mat shared some of his camel back with me! it took the three of us 1:16 to cover the last leg - easily the fastest stretch of the course.

of the 6:35 it took to complete the loop of manhattan, roughly 55 minutes was spent at the 3 planned stops. even with the stops included, the 6:35 was 20 minutes faster than the 6:55 i took to complete the loop last year! regardless of the time, this was a fantastic event! most of the 2010 participants returned for the 2011 edition - and i will definitely be back to run it again in 2012 (it's that much fun)! many thanks to dave for organizing the run - and once again keeping ted corbitt's memory alive!

here are the race photos.
here is my 2010 race report.

2011 ted corbitt "run around manhattan" 50k: race photos and results

today was the 12th edition of the ted corbitt "run around manhattan" 50k, while lingering snow and ice led us to alter the course (and we ran a few unplanned detours via the cloisters and harlem river), it was still a fantastic time, and once again dave obelkevich (our unofficial rd) put on yet another awesome tribute to ted corbitt! the weather was perfect (except for a few spots of heavy wind gusts near south ferry), and we had an excellent time circumnavigating the borough :D

here is my race report. if dave posts the list of finishers, i'll add a link.

here are some photos:

more photos from the 2011 run posted on facebook.

photos from the 2010 edition of the run around manhattan.

ted corbitt 'run around manhattan" 50k: race photos and results

just back from the ted corbitt "run around manhattan" 50k - which actually turned into 33.25 miles! it was the 11th annual edition of this fa fun run which began as a birthday celebration for ted, and is now run in his honor. i finished in roughly 6:55:00 - which included 3 planned stops for food and rehydration.

here is my race report... and will add link to finishers once it's compiled.

here are some race photos:

a lot more photos posted on facebook.

a "run around manhattan" 50k in honor of ted corbitt

tomorrow, january 31, running legend ted corbitt would have been 91 years old. he died in 2007, a month shy of his 89th birthday. in 2008 a 24 hour run was held in his honor and, the following month, the new york road runners renamed the hot chocolate 15k the ted corbitt 15k in his honor.

for the the last 10 years dave obelkevich has organized a "run around manhattan" in ted's honor. ted was famous for his training runs that included a loop the city! since ted corbitt's death, the run has been to celebrate his memory. tomorrow morning, a couple of dozen intrepid runners and fans of ted will set off on the 32 mile loop. it's an informal, self-supported, event -and runners can complete any portion - or the the entire distance.

i'm headed in with eliot and emmy. a few more b.u.s. members, phil and grant among them, should also be there. any and all interested runners are welcome to join us. we start at 755 west end avenue at 8 am. here, courtesy of dave, is the basic outline of the loop - including the designated rest areas :D
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W on 97, cross Riverside Dr., go into Riverside Park and run N about 1/3 mile.
Sharp L on path under HH Parkway.
N on "Bike Path" for 4+ miles. R on Riverside Dr; L on Staff St, immediate L on Dyckman to end. R on path, passing baseball fields to pedestrian overpass, going over train tracks, going N.
Keep L at any forks; goes W under Henry Hudson Bridge (which goes into Bronx), keep L to Inwood Park.
Enter the park, L on Indian Road to end; R on W. 218 St to Broadway and TWIN DONUTS and other places. Eat, drink, be merry for ~20 min.
South on Broadway to 215 (last farm in NYC!), bear L onto 10 Ave (under the El). Passing 207 St, bear R = NAGLE At Dyckman, angle L = ST.NICHOLAS (Ft. George Hill = UP!!).
At top of hill, S on St. Nicholas to 190 St.;
E on 190 to end; S on Amsterdam to 170 St.
S on EDGECOMB to 141 St, becomes BROADHURST = ST. NICHOLAS
E on 124 to MT. MORRIS PARK WEST = NYC Marathon route!.
follow outside of part to 5 Ave, turn R = south
South on 5th Ave to 87 or 86 St, turn L = east to York Ave: Bob's Bagels or Mansion Diner, cor 86/York Ave. Eat, etc for 20 min (alternate is Tal Bagels, just W of York Ave.
East on 86 St. into Carl Schurs Park (up the stairs), then South along the river.
At 62 St, W over FDR to York Ave, then South to the end = 53 St,
E over FDR to river; South along river to 34 St;
W (!) on 34 to 1st Ave, then South
E on 23 St. to end, go over FDR and South in the park.
Pass 8th St. track (optional 10 laps!) into BATTERY PARK; pass under 2 bridges
becomes SOUTH ST, go under BKLYN BRIDGE to STATEN ISLAND FERRY TERMINAL go upstairs. Approx. 24 miles.

LAST LEG:
N to State St, bear L along curve; 1st L = BATTERY PLACE to end.
R on WEST St. for long distance. Passing Chelsea Piers (22 St.) bear L to 12th AVE. Careful at STREET CROSSINGS!!
Enter Riverside Park near 72 St; exit at 95th St to RIVERSIDE DRIVE.
Cross exit road (go N) and continue N over bridge (note bldg. cor. 96th)
At 97 St., cross RSD, going E, up hill to WEST END AVE, 1 block = 755 WEA

1st Stop: Carrot Top Pastries, 5025 B'way @ 214 St. 212 569-1532; Twin Donuts, cor. 218 @ Bway; El Sol del Cibao, 5085 Bway S of 218 St. 212 304-3333
2nd Stop: Mansion Restaurant, 1634 York/ 86 St. 212 535-8888; Bagel Bob's, 1638 York 212 535-3838; Tal Bagel, 333 E. 86 just W of 1 Ave. 212 427-6811
Last Stop: 755 West End Ave.