Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year everyone. Goodbye to 2007 and hello to 2008. Among the more traditional new years eve activities of parties in homes, restaurants and homes of random strangers that I took part in last night, I also got to experience another New York tradition. No, not the times square ball drop, I think given a choice of standing in times square or root canal, I would take the root canal. At least it would be less crowded. Rather, I took part in the Emerald Nuts Midnight Run which is put on by the New York Road Runners.
This is a four mile run that takes place in Central Park on New Years eve. The park is the site of huge party for New Years that includes a costume contest and music before the race and continues after as well. At the stroke of midnight, the starting gun goes off along with the fireworks and the hordes of people ringing in the New Year with a nice run around the park.
Another nice touch is the addition of a champagne station at around the second mile mark in addition to the water station. Although, I believe it was the non-alcoholic variety.
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