{"id":9291,"date":"2018-06-03T11:33:21","date_gmt":"2018-06-03T15:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=9291"},"modified":"2018-06-10T12:00:34","modified_gmt":"2018-06-10T16:00:34","slug":"george-washington-bridge-challenge-10k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=9291","title":{"rendered":"George Washington Bridge Challenge 10K"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Unicorns are REAL! They talked to us and told us many wondrous things that I’m not allowed to reveal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My wife and I ran the George Washington Bridge Challenge 10K today. How often does anyone get the chance to run on one of the busiest bridges in the country? (One time per year, as far as I know.) That’s what made this race so appealing. <\/p>\n

The race started in Fort Lee on the New Jersey side of the Hudson. We took a ramp up onto the bridge. Then we ran out and back over the bridge twice. Coming off the bridge we ran along Main Street in Fort Lee and then down Henry Hudson Drive to the Ross Dock Picnic Area to finish. The majority of the race was on the flat bridge and then downhill after that, hardly any uphill. A nice run!<\/p>\n

Considering I had only run twice in the past two months, including this race, I was pleased with how my running felt and the fact that I finished in 1 hour, 7 minutes. I struggled now and then, walked when I felt like it. I went into the race with the idea of simply running according to how I felt and not worrying about my time or pace. I didn’t worry about comparing myself to anyone else. I just chugged along and enjoyed the scenery and the satisfying feeling of moving my feet. I was actually surprised that my time was as good as it turned out!<\/p>\n

Here are some photos:<\/p>\n

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Getting started<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Entering the lower level of the GWB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking toward Manhattan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Overlooking Palisades Park in New Jersey. If you look real close you can see the yellow arch at the finish line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the GWB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Under the GWB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Finishing up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Many thanks to our friend, Zach, for the cool signs and for tending to our child!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My wife and I ran the George Washington Bridge Challenge 10K today. How often does anyone get the chance to run on one of the busiest bridges in the country? (One time per year, as far as I know.) That’s what made this race so appealing. The race started in Fort Lee on the New … Continue reading “George Washington Bridge Challenge 10K”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,43,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-jersey","category-new-york","category-running"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9291"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9293,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9291\/revisions\/9293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}