Rafting in Ohiopyle Yough

A bunch of my husband's school friends decided to go for a rafting adventure, wives in tow. We headed to the Ohiopyle State Park in Pennsylvania on Friday night. The plan was to do the Class III-IV rapids in the Lower Yough on Saturday morning. We got there at noon. The temperature was below 70F so we donned wet suits, armed ourselves with life jackets, helmets, paddles and headed to the river. The river was quite full with about 6 feet of water and flowing swiftly. Lots of water meant less rowing for us but also many of the rocks were submerged well into the water taking the rapids along with them. Our guide said that we would be done with the rafting in about 2 hours (which usually takes 3-4 hours).

to be contd...

Asha 5K run

I ran the Asha 5K on Sat, May 3rd. I completed the run in 32:17. The track was a straightforward loop in the Riverside park at the bank of the Hudson river.

I have become a regular on that track ever since as it is closer to my apartment than Central Park. The track has a nice view of the Hudson river and its many jetties and piers along the way. The path goes all the way to downtown Battery Park although I have never gone so far.

My co-runners on the 5K were Chaitanya and Raj. We managed to keep pace for about a kilometer or so before I started lagging and told them to abandon me and go ahead. They finished in 24 and 30 min resp. The winner finished in 18 something minutes. Some day I will also be running that good.

My Calendar for Running

April		May		June
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The Plan

My plan for the summer is to train for a half-marathon with the Asha group. The train programme is a long arduous crusade of 6 months where I will be running 3-4 times a week steadily increasing my mileage from 10 miles/week to about 30 miles/week and speeding up from a slowpoke 12-13 mpm to a respectable 10 mpm.

This blog is intended to keep track of my runs and also record the smells, sights and sounds of New York city as I trundle down its numerous running paths.