Hello,
Because of a possible job transfer, I am considering moving from a delightful suburb (imagine Thurston Howell, III, taking cocktails on the veranda at 7 pm-ish with his luvvy), with some quiet roads, into Manhattan, the densest burrough of New York City population-wise. On a recent group ride here in suburbia one of the cyclists had driven out from his home in Manhattan. He said he sometimes cycles out of NYC across the George Washington Bridge above the Hudson River into New Jersey, and then north along 9W which continues into New York State.
During the winter, my cycling is limited to weekends, so on weekdays I swim, walk (I raced on the track (3:57 best for 1500 meters ~ 4:14 for 1 mile), road or cross country course (25:50 best for 8 kilometers ~ 25:58 for 5 miles) from age 15 until about age 40, but after that running started to harm more than help me (not a huge surprise after running about 50,000 miles); I'm 47 now, and much more likely to walk than run), do (in)stability/balance/strength work in the weight room or with a fitness ball, medicine ball, Bosu (you may know of this, a hemisphere), balance disc, or resistance bands, plus I stretch and use a styrofoam roller. During the summer, I usually manage four or five days of cycling each week, while doing the above-mentioned pool or gym work two or three days per week.
Any advice from someone familiar with cycling in NYC on how to cycle train (I've never raced on the bike) while living in Manhattan? Thank you.
Peace out,
Irenaeus
Because of a possible job transfer, I am considering moving from a delightful suburb (imagine Thurston Howell, III, taking cocktails on the veranda at 7 pm-ish with his luvvy), with some quiet roads, into Manhattan, the densest burrough of New York City population-wise. On a recent group ride here in suburbia one of the cyclists had driven out from his home in Manhattan. He said he sometimes cycles out of NYC across the George Washington Bridge above the Hudson River into New Jersey, and then north along 9W which continues into New York State.
During the winter, my cycling is limited to weekends, so on weekdays I swim, walk (I raced on the track (3:57 best for 1500 meters ~ 4:14 for 1 mile), road or cross country course (25:50 best for 8 kilometers ~ 25:58 for 5 miles) from age 15 until about age 40, but after that running started to harm more than help me (not a huge surprise after running about 50,000 miles); I'm 47 now, and much more likely to walk than run), do (in)stability/balance/strength work in the weight room or with a fitness ball, medicine ball, Bosu (you may know of this, a hemisphere), balance disc, or resistance bands, plus I stretch and use a styrofoam roller. During the summer, I usually manage four or five days of cycling each week, while doing the above-mentioned pool or gym work two or three days per week.
Any advice from someone familiar with cycling in NYC on how to cycle train (I've never raced on the bike) while living in Manhattan? Thank you.
Peace out,
Irenaeus