• CDPHPWTC,  Fitness,  Race Re-Cap,  Races,  Running

    2014 Workforce Team Challenge

    Good morning! Happy Friday. Anyone take part in the Workforce Team Challenge last night? I always run it with my co-workers, and this year was no different. Except this year was the first year it rained! It was raining when we got to the plaza, but then stopped right as the race was starting. 9,500 people were signed up for this race, the largest in the capital region! I didn’t have any goals going into this race because it’s so hard to run a good race due to the thousands of runners. This year, the course was a bit different. We started further up Madison Avenue so this gave us…

  • Albany,  CDPHPWTC,  Fitness,  Race Re-Cap,  Races,  Running

    2013 Workforce Team Challenge

    Thursday night was a perfect night for a race! A few co-workers and I walked to the Empire State Plaza for my FOURTH Workforce Challenge 3.5 mile race! There was a slight breeze, and I think it was around 80 degrees. We hung around the museum steps for about an hour just chatting. {me and my co-worker, Grace. HEY GRACE!} Finally, with about 20 minutes to go, we walked down to the starting line. I decided in the beginning that I was going to take my time. Its impossible to start out this race fast–there is just too many people. The course is very similar to the Freihofer’s Run, with…

  • CDPHPWTC,  Race Re-Cap,  Running

    2012 Workforce Team Challenge

    As I mentioned yesterday, I ran the Workforce Team Challenge last night after work! I headed to the Empire State Plaza with my friend/co-worker, Valerie, who was also running the race. My sister also met us there because she was running for her work team! As always, the start of the race is so crowded you can hardly run. Well, you can slowly jog up Madison Avenue. I didn’t find a good pace until we hit Washington Park. My first mile was 9:15-ish. My second mile was under 9:00!  And my third mile was my fastest, around 8:30 something, I think. Leaving the park and taking a left onto Madison…