Why we're doing it: Doesn't matter! While we have your attention, though, we ask that you take one of the actions below every time you visit this post. We will update the bottom of the post with a short summary of each of the 12 runs. Comment if you know something that should be added to the list!
Edit: We finished all the running. Growing into better citizens and allies is ongoing, so I have updated the list and moved it to its own page. Thanks for tuning in!
Katie and Alisa
Run Updates
Run 1 - 6/8 @ 8pm
Katie - Nice run down to South Ferry. It was a little warm but the weather was perfect otherwise.
Alisa - Very sweaty. Legs fine just a little boring. Jealous of picnicers in the park.
Run 2 - 6/9 @ 12am
Katie - I got to run on my favorite side of the street for the first time since Covid struck! Now it's naptime.
Alisa - Interesting to see midtown empty at midnight. Ran in the middle of Madison. Looking forward to sleep. Glad for the reduced heat.
Run 3 - 6/9 @ 4am
Katie - I always imagined I disliked seeing the sun come up because it meant that I'd have to wake up soon, but watching it come up while already awake was nice. I changed from my Adele t-shirt to my Janelle Monae t-shirt. Now I'm out of concert t-shirts.
Alisa - The temp at 4am is ideal. Beginning of the run hurt weird parts like my neck. Went away. Legs are still okay but run was slower.
Run 4 - 6/9 @ 8am
Alisa - Waking up still sticky from the previous run is gross. First morning run is back to the usual route since traffic is picking up. Super hungry now since didn't eat after any of the night runs.
Katie - I wanted to do something other than my usual out-and-back but didn't plan ahead and that was annoying. I tried doing some laps around a park but I don't think my watch was picking up GPS well, so abandoned that plan for a mini out-and back through East Village.
Run 5 - 6/9 @ 12pm
Alisa - The chafing has begun. Glad I froze a couple bottles in advance, it's getting hot. Taking the pace easy. Who are these other people running at noon??
Katie - It was hot but the activist art I saw was worth it. Phoebe has been an excellent, if occasionally apathetic cheerleader.
Run 6 - 6/9 @ 4pm
Alisa - Had a bike escort to Union Square. Most entertaining run so far. Reunion with Katie and Austin was fun. Brought a frozen water bottle that melted immediately.
Katie - Agree, we had a fun, socially distant reunion in Union Square. I had a running escort from Union Square. Wiped out on the way home. Pride wounded most of all.
Run 7 - 6/9 @ 8pm
Alisa - Rotating sneakers. Taking mini showers after each run to cool down. Ate a ton of noodles for dinner. So rewarding, hope I won't regret it in the morning.
Katie - Also starting to chafe. I didn't plan a route in advance, so I fell back on my old standard out-and-back to South Ferry. Weather was beautiful.
Run 8 - 6/10 @ 12am
Alisa - Construction site jackhammering woke me up as usual. Joke's on them this time. Climbing down stairs hurt for the first time. Ran north on south streets and south on north streets.
Katie - I mapped a route north through the East Village and back south through the West Village but was worried I would forget all the turns so I wrote them on my arm in Sharpie. Unfortunately I wrote them on the inside of my arm and they subsequently smeared on my shirt. Let's chalk it up to post-32 miles brain.
Run 9 - 6/10 @ 4am
Alisa - This night never got cooler. Ran south, weird to see Chelsea so empty. Quads are getting really tight, feels like mile 21 of a marathon.
Katie - I changed back into my Janelle Monae t-shirt thinking it would be cooler since it was dark outside but I was wrong. Had to dig deep for this one.
Run 10 - 6/11 @ 8am
Alisa - Unlocked a new Garmin status: "Overreaching"
Katie - My friend Emily joined me for this one by phone, though she did her 4 miles up in Rye, NY. My route was a mess, but I did manage to get myself over a bridge a couple times and I'm proud of that.
Run 11 - 6/11 @ 12pm
Alisa - The heat's been the hardest part. And the daytime runs on the same route over and over are mentally taxing. Had some GI issues just to keep things interesting.
Katie - I was emboldened my my mini-bridge adventure this morning and decided to run the Brooklyn Bridge. Took me awhile because I stopped in the shade a couple times and to buy Gatorade. After I finished I was sitting drinking the rest of it and a kid gave me a few bagels? It was unexpected but I ate one so can't complain.
(Final) Run 12 - 6/11 @ 4pm
Katie - I was joined (by phone) on this run by my friend Elana. It was hot and eventually I told her to just talk at me because I didn't want to talk anymore. Also now we're finished and I got a margarita to celebrate.
Alisa - Managed to negative split the last 4 miles. Only because some biker was yelling at me. Ending during the day was smart. Have been anticipating the post run protein shake and shower since about run #3.
