Ran back up to Central Park today. I took it much easier starting out and just really tried to enjoy today. The first mile up to the park is insane - stopping at every block (less than 1/10th a mile) and weaving through all the people (good race practice). I decided to run outside the park today on the east side up to the Guggenheim Museum. I have really wanted to see it from the outside because of the history of Frank Lloyd Wright. It was much smaller that what I expected and the are doing renovations to the exterior so it was difficult to appreciate it with scaffolding everywhere. I then turned into the park and followed the road back south. The park was completely insane! I was two hrs later than yesterday and there were people everywhere!! There must have been a concert tonight becuase there were tons of people going to the concert area. And then there were runners galore. It felt like a race in all directions!! I have never been someplace with so many runners and it was not a race. There were literally hundreds. Some in groups and some solo but hundreds. I enjoyed watching all the people but soon reached the end and then head back to the hotel and a Jamba Juice for a treat. I did not have my link to my ipod so no ave pace today - kind of nice just to enjoy and run for the love of running. We went to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island today. What an amazing experience. The statue is amazing up close. We did not get the chance to go inside the base but the awe and presence was amazing. We then went to Ellis Island and toured the buildings. It was very humbling to see what people went through to live in this great country of ours and how badly they wanted a better life for their families. It makes you so grateful to live in a nation that believes in freedom. They have a "family history" center there and the LDS church is a sponsor. We were able to search my husbands great grandmother who came to the US in 1916 and see her imigration papers and ship's manifest and find out a little bit more about her when she arrived in the US. It was an incredible experience. Happy Running!
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