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Whenever I tell my father that I’ve been running around the city he likes to ask me “what are you running from?” He’s totally right. One should consider the deeper implications of their chosen exercise. I’m prone to escapism, and flight from discomfort, and running is like a transfiguration of that impulse. The goal is to get to the point where you feel like you’re running at something or someone instead of from. Hear me out: it’s free, it promotes longevity, it rids one of the wiggles, and it’s like a tour of the city in 2x speed. I encourage running in the street and dodging people and cars.
Aug 11, 2022
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Breaking into a full sprint feels really good sometimes. Usually, I reserve it for moments when I need to get somewhere quickly and never at the cost of others' safety on the sidewalk. But every once in a while, I can't help myself—I just wanna run! Easy way to make life feel cinematic. Looks insane.
Nov 10, 2023
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you thought you were gonna stroll down the sidewalk and eye-flirt with strangers on your way to work? WRONGGG. your ass is LATE LATE. time to pick up the pace. no shame in my game though. i really like doing this in moments when it's not 100% necessary. i absolutely loathe doing this when it's incredibly necessary (running very late and the difference between this bus or train and the next means losing an additional 15 minutes). i'm either running cause i care/fed up with my own bullshit lateness or running because it feels ELECTRIC. in both cases i never feel foolish for running. shoutout to fight or flight.
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- gives the feeling of i'm starring in the film called MY LIFE and the world is my audience
- gets the heart rate going
Jan 31, 2024
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You’re in New York: run to whatever cool new food place you’ve been looking to try. Run the distance, eat something delicious, then take transit home. Increasingly you can increase your one-way distance knowing that there’s a reward at the end and an easy way home not on your two feet.
Also just doable as motivation to explore a certain neighborhood (could even make it more fun by taking transit to a new place and then running). As the summer months approach, though, my favorite type of run is one that ends in ice cream/a smoothie/some other fun thing to cool me down.
Mar 16, 2024
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This is a semi-secluded place in Prospect Park. Kind of like a secret garden energy. Very special place. I used to go here in high school with friends who lived in the area mostly to smoke weed. A lot of weed-smoking in the city has to do with trying to access some kind of pastoral fantasy in this wacky town. This is exactly that embodied. It’s like a pond overgrown with various plants, and then a strange little lawn adjacent to it, where a lot of dubious characters sort of skitter around in and out of view; it makes it all the more trippy. Still go here when I need a minute. I don’t smoke that much weed any more.
Aug 11, 2022
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Out of all the anonymous posters crawling around the internet I prefer my good friend @subwaysigns the most. All I’ll betray is his gender. I love his work very much. Following this page is not only a great opportunity to find and purchase some of the finest borrowed nostalgia; it’s also an invaluable archive of New York City’s transit design throughout the ages. Big ups to the homie for monetizing his passion.
Aug 11, 2022
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Had to check if this place was still there as I began writing this because realistically it should be gone; it makes no sense that it’s still around. Used to play hookie from high school and chose to come here for some reason. Unfortunately there’s no longer an Alternative Thinking section that I think a lot of you sickos would be into; David Icke etc. Let’s be honest: public space is dwindling and the polis has to get creative. This place will probably be something else soon so go loiter in it now. The Starbucks on the 3rd floor is a great place to grind.
Aug 11, 2022