I'm cribbing from last year's post. And why not? The details are all pretty much the same. But this year will be even better! Not quite sure why, but I can't see why not. Unless the weather fails us. We'll see closer to the time.
If Christmas is eight days away, then New Years must be only fifteen days from now, if I'm doing my math right. That means that you can make plans to join me for some - or all - of this year's NYC New Years Triathlon. And how do you do that?
Run
Join me at the New York Road Runners Club Emerald Nuts Midnight Run. If you've never been in Central Park at midnight, this is your chance. Will it be cold? Probably, but so is Times Square, but you'll encounter fewer tourists and have a better view of the fireworks.
Bike
The following morning, join me in Central Park for a leisurely bike ride to Coney Island. The route is mostly in parks and along greenways, and there's not a whole lot of traffic on the morning of New Year's Day. Let's try to meet at the band shell (we can call it the T1 Transition Area, if that makes you more comfortable as a triathlete. Or should it be T2?). Say, 10:00 a.m.? That way we can take our time getting to the ocean.
Swim
Jump in the Atlantic with the Coney Island Polar Bears. This is one of those things that plenty of New Yorkers have heard about but never done. Quit putting it off - this is one of the happiest places to be on January 1. The crowd is rowdy - clearly some folks never stopped drinking after the night before - but friendly. Run in to the water, run back out, and in addition to getting your heart rate up, you'll have something to impress your friends with when you get back home.
And for triathlon purists, I know that the order is backwards. But so what? It's not like it's a USAT sanctioned event, and no one is keeping score.
If you're thinking of joining me, drop me a line so I'll know to look out for you.
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