New York runnings

On holiday with the family in New York this week - found a surprisingly good running route from Midtown down though the Chelsea and Meatpacking districts - where you can see excellent doorways ...



and finish along the very excitng and new Hudson River Park -http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/index.asp.
Each of the 7 segments to the park, which stretches several miles along the east side of Manhattan, have been designed by different people to reflect the different areas of New York. The renovated pier below has lamp posts which were designed using the Empire State Building as inspiration - you can see the real thing in the distance.



The highlight of the run was travelling along the newly opened High Line -http://www.thehighline.org/ - the High Line was originally constructed in the 1930s, to lift dangerous freight trains off Manhattan's streets. When all sections are complete, the High Line will be a mile-and-a-half-long elevated park, running through the West Side neighborhoods of the Meatpacking District, West Chelsea and Clinton/Hell's Kitchen.



I particularly liked the old rails hidden amongst the newly planted grasses and bushes



The only sight spoiling the many magnificent views was this massive billboard of Posh and Becks in their undies ..



Oh for an end to the cult of celebrity ...