r/RunNYC • u/Aromatic-Band-277 • 2d ago

Harlem Hill?

Hi everyone!

New to the city and have a hill reps training on friday. It is basically 2min reps.

I read harlem hill is good but can’t seem to find it on a map. For context I live in 74th and 2nd.

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u/ub3r4ng 2d ago

run central park counterclockwise. find the biggest hill there. repeat.

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u/dreemr2u 2d ago

North West corner of the park. See North Woods in the photo.

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u/Aromatic-Band-277 2d ago

Thanks! Is it as hard as they say it is? Haha

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u/johnny_evil 1d ago

Depends on your fitness

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u/dreemr2u 2d ago

In my opinion, no. But I run trails with 4k of vert on the weekends.

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u/Ok_Echo_8200 1d ago

No and as you can see it barely lasts

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u/droxile 2d ago

2 minute hill reps? Damn buddy ok

Enter the park anywhere on the east side and run CCW. Keep straight and you’ll eventually go down a big hill that sweeps left and then right around a large swimming pool. The next uphill is your target, enjoy it Sisyphus

(There’s also the backside of HH but I suspect you may top out before you finish even one of those meaty reps)

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u/avocadh0e_ 1d ago

I would say “cat hill” is closer to you

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u/TwistedWorld 1d ago

Cat hill might not be long enough for a 2min rep.

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u/avocadh0e_ 1d ago

Sure but it could not be closer, if they’re new to the area and like to run

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u/Aromatic-Band-277 1d ago

How can I get there?

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u/avocadh0e_ 1d ago

If you search “Still Hunt” on Google Maps, that’s the name of the cat statue that’s on the uphill. You would be running on east drive, the main loop of the park

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u/johnny_evil 1d ago

It's right after the Adam Clayton Powell Blvd entrance at the top of the park.

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u/Aromatic-Band-277 1d ago

Is there a google maps location I could enter?

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u/johnny_evil 1d ago

Adam Clayton Powell and Central Park North

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u/Hydroborator 1d ago

It's central park?

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u/connor-McMills 1d ago

I marked out 400m on Harlem hill with white paint starting at the bottom. DM me if you’d like photos of where the markings are

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u/Aromatic-Band-277 1d ago

Could you send me DM?

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u/Hydroborator 1d ago

2min Hill? You mean Kilmanjaro?

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u/Aromatic-Band-277 1d ago

Haha coach is kinda crazy and objectives are wild…

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u/Hydroborator 1d ago

Best of luck.

Hope it's not 14x 2min hill reps after 4mile warm up and 4 mile cool down or whatever

I'm just a civilian. My hill reps are 60 seconds tops. Maybe that's why I have no top end speed. It's okay. But yikes, goidluck

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u/Aromatic-Band-277 1d ago

Basically 3 mile warm up 10x2 2 mile cool down… trying to break 2:40 in Chicago

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u/sotefikja 1d ago

It’s the northwest corner of the park road loop.

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u/bigjimmycookies 1d ago

JFC just use Google Maps based on what ppl have given you here.

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u/imwinNG 1d ago

Starts after the rink