Coogan’s 5K in Jeopardy as Organizer Steps Aside | NY Times
By KEN BELSON The Coogan’s five-kilometer race, a fixture on the New York road running scene for more than a decade as it evolved into a neighborhood party in Washington Heights, may have run its course. Peter Walsh, who started the run 14 years ago, has decided to step aside, citing personal reasons and rising [...]
Over the River and Through the ’Hoods | NYTimes
By KEN BELSON THEY are hard to miss on the weekend. Some on mountain bikes or 10-speeds weave their way through hilly streets that even cars struggle to climb. The more serious ones ride in packs, wear colorful spandex suits and sit on high-end bikes made by Trek, Cervélo, Cannondale and others. They ride three [...]
Running, Now and Then, at the 168th Street Armory – NYTimes.com
By KEN BELSON MY precise thoughts are lost to time, but when I last walked out of the Armory onto West 168th Street in Washington Heights on a winter’s night nearly 30 years ago, it’s a good bet that I felt it would be for the last time. A senior in high school, I had [...]
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