Running in NYC: The Park and the Road Runners

In this lesson, Derek talks to some folks from NYC Road Runners about running in the Big Apple. NYC is known for its running trails in Central Park. In this lesson, you'll hear a bit about what the main running trails are in the Park and how long they are. The NYC Road Runners club is 32K+ members strong. It is a big part of a storied NYC running history.

Additionally, you'll get some information about the Park itself, its history, and what it means to the city. For many, the Park allows people to escape the insanity of the city and surround themselves with nature

Derek Duke Noble (www.bodynoble.com), the host and creator of Urban Fitness TV (www.urbanfitnesstv.com), is a world-renowned celebrity lifestyle and fitness guru.

As a personal lifestyle fitness guru and trainer, I have had the good fortune to work with some of Hollywood’s hottest celebrities (John McEnroe, Demi Moore, Maria Shriver, Tatum O’Neil, and Michael J. Fox) and most recently, I got the opportunity to serve as both host and executive producer of Urban Fitness TV on the Fit TV channel. After working with an extensive list of high performance athletes, high fashion models and actors who have little time to work out, but still have to look as if they live at the gym, I created the ‘focus touch’ visualization technique that can boost the effectiveness of any exercise. This technique is part of the Body Noble Method, which is a safe,...

I love Central Park!

02/09/2009

~ nachan

Great video on running in New York City. This lesson is perfect for someone who is visiting new york and wants to know the different distances and paths when running through the park. I can wait to go back in the fall and run through central park.

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