NYC Marathon

02 March 2023, 09:19 AM

Steve Miller

NYC Marathon

Kim will be running in the NYC marathon in November. Selection is by lottery and she got a spot! We’ll be going to support her and have already booked an AirBnb in Jersey City.

We spent a week in Manhattan some years back so we’re vaguely familiar with subways and Town Cars and such. Not sure Uber has a foothold there - anyone know the status?

It’s sure to be crowded. Any suggestions?

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02 March 2023, 09:46 AM

jon-nyc

Yeah Uber is everywhere. There’s also a PATH train from Jersey city into manhattan that connects to the subway.

I definitely want to meet for coffee or a beer while you’re here.

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02 March 2023, 11:11 AM

QuirtEvans

Don't count on Uber the day of the marathon. I've been in NYC on marathon day, the city is a zoo and many major thoroughfares are blocked off.

02 March 2023, 12:29 PM

Nina

What Quirt said. You should be able to Uber around NYC except for the day of the marathon. I'd try to take a train/subway that will get you within walking distance of wherever you want to be on the route. Start and (particularly) end points on the route will be insane.

Subways and trains (if you're considering NJ, for example) should be fine although crowded around the marathon routes - it's just ground level transport that will be a mess.

02 March 2023, 08:29 PM

kluurs

It's been a while since I ran that marathon - but they had buses whose sole purpose was to get one to the starting line. I suspect there is information on the NYC Marathon site on that subject. One can't have 50,000 people using uber and cabs to get to the start.

02 March 2023, 10:31 PM

piqué

Just get yourselves to Manhattan and then walk. Or take one of the MTA buses to as close as you can get. Wear comfortable shoes. You'll probably be walking a lot.

05 March 2023, 11:23 AM

ShiroKuro

How cool! I have no helpful info, but congrats to Kim on getting to run!

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05 March 2023, 11:37 AM

RealPlayer

Congrats to Kim on running! I can’t offer ideas on transit on Marathon day only because I haven’t been in Manhattan on Marathon day.

Like Jon, I would love to meet up and visit in person!

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05 March 2023, 11:27 PM

Steve Miller

Let’s see if we can make that happen!

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06 March 2023, 01:35 PM

CHAS

Be like Rosie Ruiz and use the subway to get around the course in record time.

Yea, that Rosie

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03 November 2023, 02:30 PM

Steve Miller

Made it to NYC without incident. Staying in a nicely remodeled condo in Jersey City and so far Uber has been great for getting around. So much better than hunting down Taxis!

I haven’t been to NYC in 20 years and from what I see it looks a lot better now. Lots of new buildings and lots of building renovation going on. Much cleaner than I remember.

Race check in was in a giant convention center with some 100,000 of the fittest looking people I’ve ever seen! Very well organized - could have been chaos but everything ran very smoothly.

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06 November 2023, 12:48 PM

Steve Miller

Kim finished the race in under 6 hours! 6 miles farther than she’s ever run before.

Yahoo!

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06 November 2023, 01:00 PM

ShiroKuro

Congratulations to Kim!!

that's fantastic!!

Glad you've been enjoying NYC!

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