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Hey, I just finish the race at JFK (I'm writing this post from my T-Mobile Sidekick). I came in at 40.29 minutes, lol. I ran some but walked most of the length. The wind was coming from the east so it was against us on the first half, but returning we ran westbound so it was a lot better. All of us got soaked in the freezing rain and high winds. Overall it was a great experience, I just hope I'm not sick tomorrow. Maybe the weather will be nicer next year. Did anyone else come out?
I was there. What a miserable run! The entire first half was into a 20 mph headwind! I think at one point it was even hailing!
The distance we actually ran on the runway was quite impressive though, probably a mile each way. If the weather is better next year, I will definitely do this again, but only if the weather is better. It certainly is a different way to see JFK. Congrats to all who ran it.
My time was around 23:15 or something.
Good job to both of you who braved it and still went out there. :)
great to hear about it!
now get home, bundle up and have some hot soup, its one of those days! LOL
First I was just going there to check it out, however I ended up signing up and doing the 5K. It was great!! The first half with that head wind was tough, the second half was alot better with the wind at my back and a bit less rain. While walking over the numbers for 13R I was thinking that I few weeks back I had just departed down this runway and now I am walking it. It was a great experience and I look foward to doing it next year.
Eric
I did it, but made the mistake of bringing my camera and lens. It really slowed me down and practically killed my back. I finished at 40 minutes.
We turned around a bit before T1, but still saw a Saudi 744 at T3 and an Evergreen 747 taxi not too far away.
It was a great way to see JFK, and I would definitely do it again provided there's nice weather.
-Will
Yeah I just got home... was awesome... I especially enjoyed the sleet (or what felt like it) the first part of the race. I came in at around 31 minutes and somehow managed to win 1st in the 20-25 category. Almost won the MaxJet raffle too!
Hey Will. I saw you, I finished just before you. And then I saw you get a massage. Did it work at all?
And by the way, anyone interested, the results were posted:
http://www.jfkrunwayrun.org/5k06/5k06rr.htm
I came in 108th, LOL
I really wish I could have gone today but I had previous plans to do the MS walk in the city with my sister. I am sure it would have been funner to get soaked running on 31L then walking around southern Manhattan!
I got the massage mostly because when they announced the 20-something age group, I knew it was going to take a long time to get to the raffle. So in that sense, the massage worked to kill a few minutes. As for anything else, I didn't feel any different.
-Will
I just realized I got first in my age group! Not sure how that happened since the first and third place runners overall were in my age group. Did you guys get medals or something for placing? I intend to run again next year, I just hope the weather is better.
If you guys want the awards listings for the race, here's the link:
http://flrrt.liglobal.com/results/results.html
Stephen