Bridges. I love them. They are one of my favorite things about running in NYC. I did a little over 15 miles tonight after rock climbing today (more on climbing later). On the vast majority of my runs I will get in at least one bridge. I'm lucky to be in close proximity to 3 bridges (Williamsburg, Manhattan, Brooklyn) and the Queensboro is within reach as well. The bridges are NYC's version of hill workouts. I think I really became addicted to them when my friend Jene and I did a 25 mile run last year that incorporated 9 bridges. Once I actually moved to Brooklyn earlier this year, I really became infatuated with running the bridges.
The best time to run the bridges is at night, although I will run them at any time. Running them at night has some sort of lure for me. As you start reaching the apex and look out over the city, it looks so calm, so beautiful. The lights are hypnotizing. The city looks relaxed. If you look down at the black sheet of water several hundred feet below you see tranquility. Headphones on, the music drowns out most of the ambient noise except the faint sound of the traffic going by below. The traffic noise becomes rhythmic and turns into a sound almost like waves crashing on the beach.
Then entire experience is quite relaxing.
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